Moldova: Amend laws to tackle rampant discrimination

Headline Title: Moldova: Amend laws to tackle rampant discrimination 10 September 2012 Urgent changes are needed to Moldovan laws to combat high levels of discrimination faced by ethnic and religious minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) people, the disabled and HIV-positive people, Amnesty International said in a report published today.Towards equality: Discrimination in Moldova proposes amendments to the Law on Ensuring Equality due to come into force on 1 January 2013 that would prohibit discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation, sexual…

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