By recognizing the legal effects of these educational documents, holders are given the opportunity to continue their studies or to engage in employment. In the period 2014-2019, there were received 2261 files for preparing the educational documents of graduates from the Eastern districts of the Republic of Moldova and the municipality of Bender of all levels of education. RECOMMENDATIONS: - The People's Advocate recommends the use of all available mechanisms in the process of settling the Transnistrian conflict, in order to boost the activity of the sectoral working groups; - Sectoral working groups should apply the human rights-based approach in the negotiation process, in order to identify effective solutions to the problems faced by the people of the Transnistrian region; - The Government should take all measures to implement the international recommendations on the protection of human rights in the Transnistrian region. 70