ROMÂNIA
Avocatul
Poporului
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Human rights, equality of chances between men and women, religious cults
and national minorities
No. 2399/2014
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
<hrcadvisorycommittee@ohchr.org
QUESTIONNAIRE
1.
What is the human rights situation of persons living with albinism in your
country or in any country you are familiar with? Are they considered a particular social
group? Are they considered disabled? Are they considered to belong to another
category?
The People’s Advocate Institution is organized and functioning to protect the
rights and freedoms of individuals in their relations with the public authorities. There
were no complaints coming from individuals or from any of the other categories
stipulated by the law concerning problems of persons with albinism. People's Advocate
did not action ex and not found any such cases in mass- media.
2.
Does your country, or any country you are familiar with, have any
problem of prejudice or stigmatization against the persons with albinism? How serious is
it?
The People’s Advocate Institution is not aware of this issue.
3.
What are the obstacles that impede the efforts to improve the human rights
situation of persons living with albinism?
The People’s Advocate Institution is not aware of this issue.
4.
What measures, if any, (legislative, administrative, institutional, or other
policy/measures) have been put in place in your country to ensure the elimination of
violence against persons with albinism and their protection from all other human rights
violations?
Is not the subject of the People’s Advocate Institution.
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5.
What improvements (if any) have to be made to such measures in order to
make them more effective?
Is not the subject of the People’s Advocate Institution.
6.
How, if at all, does your country rehabilitate victims of attacks against
persons living with albinism?
Is not the subject of the People’s Advocate Institution.
7.
Do you have any information on allegations, complaints, investigations,
prosecutions and their outcomes?
The People’s Advocate Institution is not aware of this issue.
8.
Do religious/spiritual institutions in your country play a role in helping
persons with albinism? Are they effective in preventing attacks against these persons?
The People’s Advocate Institution is not aware of this issue. Under the
provisions of art. 29 al. (5) of the Constitution of Romania ʺReligious cults shall be
autonomous from the State and shall enjoy support from it, including the facilitation of
religious assistance in the army, in hospitals, prisons, homes and orphanages.ʺ
9.
In what ways can the Human Rights Council and the other UN human
rights bodies assist with improving the situation of persons living with albinism within
your country or any country you are familiar with?
Through discrimination of the best practices of the authorities' jurisdiction in
other states.
10.
What other institutional or practical measures should the Human Rights
Council take to strengthen the efforts to improve the human rights situation of persons
living with albinism?
Through discrimination of the best practices of the authorities' jurisdiction in other
states.
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