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150  police officers, prosecutors and judges from 21 districts will participate in the training course, developed and organized by CDA, in the framework of the project “Strengthening access to justice by empowering refugees in Moldova with legal knowledge”, implemented by UNDP Moldova, with the financial support of Sweden. Training course “Principles of non-discrimination and tolerance … Read more

A Memorandum of Understanding reflecting the joint commitment of the CDA and GIM to implement the temporary protection mechanism in the Republic of Moldova and to successfully carry out the integration activities of foreigners was signed on 6 March 2023 by the Director of the General Inspectorate for Migration, Mihail Voda, and the Executive Director … Read more

24 February 2022 was expected to be a festive day at the CDA, marking the 25th anniversary of the organization’s establishment. But the gala outfits were exchanged for boots and warm clothes: CDA lawyers went to the Palanca Border Crossing Point to provide legal assistance to people fleeing violence and destruction. From the first hours … Read more

The event organized by CDA jointly with the Association “Media Center” was mainly attended by representatives of Transnistrian media. The Executive Director of the CDA, Oleg Palii, familiarized the participants with notions, basic information on national and international standards in the field of asylum, drew attention to the importance of using correct terminology related to … Read more

“Always next to people in need” is the title of the article recently published by the newspaper “Moldova Suverană”, which reflects the work of the CDA legal advisor in the Strășeni district, Daniela Hedea. Since March 2022, she has been fully involved in various actions to help displaced persons from Ukraine, by providing legal and … Read more

The efforts of the CDA counsellor in Balti, Diana Strechii, were successful – a displaced family from Ukraine reached their relatives in Spain. Initially, the family turned to the CDA’s legal adviser to find accommodation, later they asked for assistance with perfecting documents and transfer to Spain. With the support of Diana Strechii the family … Read more

CDA lawyers intervened in several cases of undocumented children and started legal proceedings to finalize documentation, where appropriate – establishing custody. Sergiu Lazar identified a child in Telenesti district from a family of refugees from Ukraine, whose only parent is abroad. In cooperation with the employees of the Telenesti Social Assistance and Family Protection Department … Read more

To counsel beneficiaries with sensory disabilities, Daniela Hedea used a sign language translator. Moreover, sometimes the legal advice and information session takes place remotely via Viber or Messenger platforms. The House of Culture in Stefan Voda and the Causeni District Library will become more accessible for people with locomotor disabilities from Stefan Voda and Causeni, … Read more

M.S.B. was born in Azerbaijan. For over 30 years she lived in Ukraine with a passport from the former USSR. When the war in Ukraine started, she fled to the Republic of Moldova, but her identity documents did not allow her to move on to an EU country.  M.S.B. asked for help of CDA lawyers … Read more

On 23-27 January 2023, CDA organized a training of trainers on “Profiling and interviewing persons at the border in mixed migration flows”, attended by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Bureau for Migration and Asylum (BMA) and General Inspectorate of the Border Police (GIBP). The seminar was hold by migration and security experts from … Read more