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The State party should:
(a)
Combat impunity and prevent discriminatory police misconduct by
ensuring that all cases of excessive use of force by law enforcement officials against
members of the Roma community are promptly and effectively investigated and are
prosecuted under the appropriate articles of the Criminal Code, taking into
consideration any racist motives, and that those responsible are brought to justice and
victims are provided with adequate compensation and with as full a rehabilitation as
possible;
(b)
Stop the targeted practice of “administratively conveying” Roma to
police stations;
(c)
Provide information to the Committee on the outcome of the criminal
prosecution related to the death in custody of Gabriel-Daniel Dumitrache;
(d)
Continue to recruit members of the Roma community to law
enforcement agencies and police academies;
(e)
Unequivocally punish hate crimes and condemn all forms of hate speech,
in particular that based on racial and discriminatory motives, monitor its incidence
and vigorously implement national anti-discrimination legislation;
(f)
Train public officials to recognize, report, investigate effectively and
sanction crimes committed with a racist motive;
(g)
Conduct public campaigns to raise the awareness of the local population
regarding the need to respect the dignity and human rights of Roma.
Trafficking in human beings
11.
While taking note of the National Strategy against Trafficking in Human Beings for
2012–2016 and of the establishment of the National Agency for Preventing Trafficking in
Human Beings and Monitoring the Assistance Accorded to the Victims of Trafficking in
Human Beings, the Committee is concerned that the State party remains a country of origin,
transit and destination for human trafficking, in particular for sexual and labour exploitation
and forced begging (arts. 2, 10, 12, 13 and 16).
The State party should:
(a)
Continue taking measures to prevent and eradicate human trafficking,
including by providing specialized training to public officials on identifying victims
and on investigating, prosecuting and sanctioning perpetrators;
(b)
Allocate sufficient funds to combat trafficking and vigorously implement
national legislation and continue conducting national prevention campaigns about the
criminal nature of such acts;
(c)
Provide the Committee with comprehensive disaggregated data on the
number of investigations, prosecutions and sentences handed down, for human
trafficking, and on the provision of effective redress to the victims.
Situation of asylum seekers and aliens
12.
The Committee is concerned that persons in need of international protection do not
have the unhindered access to asylum procedures, including refugee status determination,
that is required by international standards. It is also concerned at the reportedly unnecessary
detention both of asylum seekers who are to be transferred under regulation (EU)
No. 604/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union and of
rejected asylum seekers and other aliens, including those whose removal is pending. It is
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