20 – Following the broadcast on the TV station ProTv, within the program Romania, I love you! of the report Childhood under anesthesia, presenting the situation of "thousands of children from placement centers who are sedated without having mental problems", and also following the open letter published by the Center for Legal Resources, entitled Government's Failure to Protect children, the People's Advocate proceeded ex officio, initiating, through the specific procedural means, investigation actions at the level of all 47 general directions of social assistance and child protection, which have in their structure, residential type services or networks of maternal assistants, where children with special protection measures can be placed, as provided by Law no. 272/2004 on the protection and promotion of the rights of the child, republished. Following the receipt, processing and centralization of the data provided by the institutions in the territory, the measures regarding their verification in the field were initiated, being carried out 14 investigations. The result of these efforts, the findings and recommendations made were included in the special report mentioned. File no. 9101/2019 The People's Advocate proceeded ex officio following the presentation in the media of the situation of a minor who was sent to work through the villages in Dâmbovița county, by his own father. The General Directorate for Social Assistance and Child Protection Dâmbovița was asked for information on the situation of the minor, as well as to take the legal measures that are required. The Authority communicated the following: - the mobile team within the D.G.A.S.P.C. Dâmbovița, together with representatives of the police and the town hall, went to the field to evaluate the reported case; - on the meadow of Găești was found a minor, with the domicile in Mogoșani commune, Dâmbovița county; From the discussions with him it turned out that he had been in the city of Găești for a few months and was taking care of a herd of cows daily, from 07:00 to 19:00; - evaluating the family situation of the child, it was found that the mother left home with one of the children, a little girl, two years ago and her domicile is unknown; the father was aware that his son was working and living with a citizen from Găești and received various amounts of money from him; - the minor was taken as an emergency measure and the placement was arranged at the Emergency Reception Center for the abused, neglected and exploited children in Târgoviște; within the center, the minor benefits from specialized services, including psychological counseling in order to overcome the trauma suffered; - there are no other children at the father's home, as the seven brothers of the minor were taken as emergency measure, in 2005, before his birth and were in the care of a maternal assistant until reaching the age of 18 years old. File no. 4644/2019 The People's Advocate proceeded ex-officio after the broadcast in the media of the report " Little orphan girl without a mother humiliated by a teacher, in the capital: I’ll slap you twice, you brat!" We have taken steps at the kindergarten no. 198 "Dumbrava Minunilor" from Bucharest and at the School Inspectorate of the Municipality of Bucharest. As a result: - the teacher in question was replaced on the same day by her group colleague; - on March 7, 2019, the teacher submitted a request to renounce the activity carried out in the group / on March 8, she submitted her resignation; - meetings were organized with the parents of the children on March 6 and 14, 2019, to communicate to them the measures taken by the Kindergarten Board of Directors; PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE ANNUAL REPORT 2019