Tag: human rights defenders
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Accountability for Modern Slavery in Romania: Reports of thousands of persons with disabilities placed in private, unregulated institutions point to grave human rights violations requiring urgent action
in RomaniaValidity is deeply concerned by reports from Romania that more than 3,000 persons with disabilities may have been transferred over a period of two decades from public authorities into the custody of a private individual operating unlawful and unregistered institutions. According to media reports and information now emerging in criminal proceedings, the private operator was allegedly contacted by hospitals, police and social services to…