This was reported by the Association of Lawyers for Human Rights, noting that in general, with regard to Moldova in 2020, the European Court of Human Rights issued 32 decisions (54 in 2019), while 28 decisions found at least one violation of the Convention by RM.

In two cases, no violations of the Convention were established in relation to Moldova, and in two cases, the responsibility of Russia was established. The total amount of damage that the Moldovan government was obliged to pay to the applicants is 1 million 971 thousand 045 euros, which is almost 4 times more than in the previous year (508 465 euros in 2019).

Originally published 15 February 2021.

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