institutions where there are children aged 0-3 years who are in penitentiaries with their
mothers, in order to ensure adequate funding for the needs of these children;
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The Ministry of Justice will take the necessary measures to complete the construction of
the new block of the Penitentiary no. 10 from Goian in order to ensure adequate
conditions for the prevented children;
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The Ministry of Justice will strengthen the mechanism for preventing and prosecuting
criminal cases with the involvement of children under the age of criminal responsibility
and those in conflict with the law.
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
Articles 28 and 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrine the right of the
child to education and the obligation of the state to ensure the education of children based on
criteria of quality, equality and accessibility. The provisions of the UN Convention also establish
the obligation of the State to ensure that education is directed towards the development of the
child's personality and talents, preparing the child for active life as an adult, cultivating respect for
fundamental human rights and the cultural and national values of the child and others.
At national level, the right to education is guaranteed by Article 35 of the Constitution of the
Republic of Moldova, the Education Code and Articles 9 and 10 of Law no. 338 of December 15,
1994 on children's rights. Analyzing the compatibility report between the national norms in the field
of guaranteeing the child's right to education with international standards, a partial correspondence
of the listed national norms is found, which indicates the need to change the normative framework.
At the same time, the People's Advocate for Children’s Rights finds that in 2019 the
situation regarding the observance of the child's right to education has not undergone any essential
changes.
Also, the national authorities did not take actions to implement the Recommendations
stipulated in the Annual Report on the Observance of the Children’s Rights in 2018 in the Republic
of Moldova192. The Children’s Ombudsman urges the central and local public authorities to
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