This written declaration does not reflect the position of the Assembly; only of those members that have signed it. It will not be considered further by the Assembly.
The situation of the pupils and teachers of eight schools
with teaching in the Romanian language in the secessionist Transnistrian
region has worsened dramatically recently. The eight schools under
the jurisdiction of the Republic of Moldova are permanently subject
to unacceptable pressure from the self-proclaimed administration,
such as the freezing of bank, the confiscation of assets, the transfer
in inappropriate premises for the educational process. All these
pressures are in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, because
they lead to the violation of a fundamental right – the right to
education, in particular education in the mother tongue.
This ethnic cleansing policy also results from the encouragement
of the self-proclaimed Transnistrian authorities by the Russian
Federation, a country condemned by the European Court on Human Rights
in the case of Romanian schools versus Russia.
We denounce this policy of the self-proclaimed authorities
of the secessionist Transnistrian region and recall the need to
respect children’s rights, including the right to education in their
mother tongue, which is fundamental in a democratic society.
