Subsequently, the Children's Ombudsman concludes that public policy is ineffective in
protecting the rights of the child, the national child protection system does not meet the special
needs of children at risk, the national education system does not provide children with the necessary
training for social integration, and the juvenile justice system fails to perform the basic tasks of
prevention and protection of the child with complex emotional behavior.
The State does not allocate sufficient resources to maintain and strengthen the systemic
reforms carried out. There is a lack of adequate vision for the development of parenting skills, as
evidenced by the tragic cases resulting in the death of children. There is no adequate response to
combating domestic violence against children. And the Lanzarote Convention remains a challenge
for the Republic of Moldova.
Failure to respect the rights of children on the left bank of the Dniester to name and
citizenship, education in their mother language, social assistance and protection, free movement, the
right to life and development has been a persistent problem for decades.
The child's opinion and the best interests of the child are not perceived and applied as
fundamental principles in actions taken by public institutions and authorities, non-profit
organizations and individuals.
The People's Advocate for Children's Rights further draws the attention of public authorities
on the imperative nature of the concept of protection of future generations.
The right of future generations, the child rights-based approach, the child's opinion and
the best interests of the child must be the essential pillars of the national child protection system
and enshrined in all state actions in the legislative, administrative, judicial, educational, social and
any other field relating to children.
RIGHT TO LIFE
Enshrined in several international human rights treaties, the right to life is the basic
foundation of a society that tends to be called the rule of law. Thus, the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights specifies in Article 3 “Everyone has the right to life ...”129, an idea also reconfirmed
by the European Convention on Human Rights in Article 2 “Everyone's right to life shall be
protected by law. Death cannot be caused to someone intentionally, except in the execution of a
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