The Promo-LEX Association and The Equal Rights Trust are organizing a Public Lecture on the topic „Hate Crimes based on sexual orientation in Moldova”. The event is organized within the framework of the project “Strengthening Legal Protection from and Raising Awareness of Discriminatory Ill-Treatment in the Republic of Moldova, including Transnistria”, a project funded by the European Union through the European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights (EIDHR). The project is co-funded by UNDP Moldova within “A joint UNCT for Human Rights Protection and Promotion in the Republic of Moldova” Project.
The event will start with a short presentation of the Fifth edition of „The Equal Rights Review”. „The Equal Rights Review” is a biannual publication of The Equal Rights Trust and is focused on promoting equality as a fundamental human right and combating discrimination. The publication was translated into the Romanian language and will be distributed to the participants of the public lecture.
Discussion within the public lecture will focus on the following issues: hate crimes – basic concepts; hate crimes based on sexual orientation in Moldova and from an international perspective. Speakers within the public lecture will be: Doina Ioana Straisteanu, a lawyer within this project, Promo-LEX Association; Libby Clarke, lawyer at The Equal Rights Trust; Angela Frolov, Lobby & Advocacy Program Coordinator at GENDERDOC-M.
Lawyers, judges, prosecutors, law students, civil society representatives and media are invited to the event.
The event will take place on March 15 2011, starting at 17.00 in Hotel Leogrand, Begonia Hall (77, M.Varlaam str.).
Those who wish to participate have to register by March 13 (17:00) by phone (+373 22) 449626, GSM 069177101 or by sending an email [email protected]
Contact person: Olga Manole, Project Coordinator, Promo-LEX Association/ www.promolex.md
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The project is funded by European Union and co-funded by UNDP Moldova.
The project is implemented in partnership with „The Equal Rights Trust”.