Because we are working on the grassroots level, we need to identify the problems of some communities, so that we can come up with timely solutions. If you are a girl – or you know someone aged 18-30, from a disadvantaged background or you are a vulnerable group, prone to discrimination (you belong to a […]
Aggressor in church clothes
Necuvinte Association together with FONSS wrote multiple letters asking for immediate intervention to DGASPC Bacău, IPJ Bacău și Inspectoratul General al Poliției Române. When the aggressor is the priest Alexandru Palur, all the institutions forgive him, because he is a man and he had a bad day. Domestic violence is normalized and considered only “a […]
Law for psychological harassment in the workplace was passed!
The law on psychological harassment at work has been enacted. This means that as of today, Romania has the legislative framework to ensure the protection of employees against abuse. Psychological harassment is a widespread phenomenon in Romania. Behind this law are the stories of those who chose to talk about the traumatic experiences they go […]
318 NGOs ask for explanations from the Romanian Government
Open letter to Prime Minister Ludovic Orban To the attention of the PNL group leader from the Chamber of Deputies Florin Roman, to the senators and liberal deputies Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, 318 non-governmental organizations active in the field of child protection, assistance to victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, human rights, independent or grouped […]
One year since the failure of the Romanian state’s intervention system to defend its citizens
A year has passed since the Romanian state failed to save the lives of Alexandra Măceșanu and Luiza Melencu. One year and nothing has changed, the national line for missing children has not been implemented, no specialists have been hired, Luiza has not been found, she continues to appear as a missing person on the Poliției […]
Sex education cannot be conditioned. Romania ranks first in Europe in the number of underage mothers
We support the Declic campaign – send a letter to President Iohannis and ask him to reject the bill in the form it is now. Sex education cannot be conditioned. Romania ranks first in Europe in the number of underage mothers. “The changes by which the parliamentarians conditioned the sexual education in schools with the […]
BrightSky Ro at RadioHit Iași
Our colleague, Monica Tudorache spoke about BrightSky Ro and domestic violence at RadioHit Iasi. We thank RadioHit Iași for the interest in the subject! The app supports victims of domestic abuse has been created in partnership by Vodafone Foundation Romania, Necuvinte Association, Code4Romania and The Romanian Police and can be downloaded for free. Maia Morgenstern – […]
Copilot Interview
Our colleague, Monica Tudorache, spoke with Dana Coțovanu about domestic violence during the pandemic, but also in general. Below, you can read some painful current material about the risks that victims of domestic violence face. The risk of losing their lives. “Why don’t they leave, why are they silent and enduring” are just some of […]
The number of protection orders has doubled in Bucharest in the context of the isolation generated by the pandemic
The number of cases of domestic violence has increased, and the number of lawsuits regarding protection orders has doubled at the Bucharest Tribunal, in the context of isolation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Judge Laura Radu, president of the Bucharest Tribunal, told G4media.ro. In the last 3 weeks alone, there have been 13 lawsuits in […]
Digi24 intervention on isolation at home and domestic violence
Our colleague, Simona Voicescu, went live on Digi24 to discuss the increased number of cases registered by the police in the field of domestic violence. Our colleague drew attention to the need for a very serious institutional approach to victims of domestic violence, including by temporarily allocating hotels/motels to accommodate people in abusive situations, a […]
Monitoring for aggressors
Our colleague, Monica Tudorache, spoke last week about public attention and how difficult it is for a victim to report abuse during this time. Today, we received an email in which a 20-year-old woman told us that she could not call 112, because the aggressor with whom she is isolated at home controls her every […]