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2023

ACTIVITY

REPORT

FOREWORD

ANALYSIS OF PETITIONS

Right to personal dignity

RECEIVED BY N.C.C.D. IN 2023

ANALYSIS OF CASES PROCESSED

BY N.C.C.D. IN 2023

ANALYSIS OF CASE PROCESSING

DECISION A                                                                                                                                     BASED ON THE DECISIONS ISSUED

BY N.C.C.D.’S STEERING BOARD

Following the petition submitted by a public institution tasked with providing equal                                                             EXAMPLES FROM THE CASE LAW

opportunities between women and men, the Steering Board of N.C.C.D. sanctioned                                                                          OF N.C.C.D.’S STEERING

BOARD DECISIONS

the sexist and violent speech of a journalist who presented women as “stupid”, namely                                                                        ACTIVITY OF THE CASE
willing “to be slapped from time to time”.                                                                                                                  INVESTIGATION OFFICE

ACTIVITY UNDERTAKEN BY

The Steering Board finds that the debate on domestic violence as a subject of general                                                                     THE LEGAL DIRECTORATE

interest must be conducted in accordance with the facts and responsibilities inherent                                                                 THE ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION

during the exercise of freedom of speech, subject to the condition that the journalist                                                                   IN ROMANIA REFLECTED IN

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

acts in good faith, provides reliable information and under no circumstances contrib-                                                       NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMBATING
utes to or perpetuates societal attitudes of blaming the victims of domestic violence.                                                         DISCRIMINATION IN MASS-MEDIA

FINANCIAL

  Although journalists enjoy a wide freedom of expression, the law imposes not                                                                              AND PERSONNEL DATA

only accountability for statements made to the public, but also the possibility for the state to intervene and sanction the speech that perpetuates sexist clichés and generates hatred or violence. Therefore, the N.C.C.D.’s Steering Board sanctioned the journalist with an administrative fine of 25,000 RON, taking into account both the provisions of article 14 of Directive 2004/113/EC and of article 25 of Directive 2006/54/EC, which determine that sanctions must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive, and the provisions of article 21 para. (3) of G.O no. 2/2001, art. 2 para. 1 in conjunction with article 15 of G.O no. 137/2000.

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