Transnistria
Human rights

The human rights record of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic has been criticised by several governments and international organisations. The 2007 Freedom in the World report, published by the U.S.-based Freedom House, described it as a "non-free" territory, having an equally bad situation in both political rights and civil liberties.

According to a 2006 U.S. Department of State report:

The right of citizens to change their government was restricted... Authorities reportedly continued to use torture and arbitrary arrest and detention... In Transnistria authorities limited freedom of speech and of the press... Authorities usually did not permit free assembly... In the separatist region of Transnistria the authorities continued to deny registration and harassed a number of minority religious groups... The separatist region remained a significant source and transit area for trafficking in persons...
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