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The issue of discrimination in Romania as reflected by international reports

of person with physical, sensory, intellec- tual and mental disabilities, this remains a problem.

• • Discrimination against Roma continued

to be a major problem. Groups of Roma complained of police harassment and brutality. Both the media and national and international observers reported social discrimination against Roma.

• • Hungarians continues to report cases of

                                                                                                                  discrimination related mainly to the use of
                                                                                                                  the Hungarian language. In several coun-
                                                                                                                  ties with a significant share of Hungarian
                                                                                                                  population, governmental institutions
                                                                                                                  such as the public health directorates or
                                                                                                                  the police inspectorates did not provide
US Department of State – the                             on the following criteria: gender, disability            information on COVID-19 precautions
Human Rights Reports                                     and HIV. There were also cases of discrim-               and measures in Hungarian.
                                                         ination against Roma and migrant workers.              • There are still few official reports on incidents
The Report mentions that NCCD is the govern-             NCCD investigated cases of employment                    of discrimination against trade unions. It
mental institution in charge with the enforcement        discrimination both in the public and in                 is difficult to prove in court that employers
of national and EU legislation against discrimi-         the private sectors. During the COVID-19                 laid off employees in retaliation for trade

nation, under parliamentary control.                     pandemic, the media reported several                     union activities. The National Council
                                                         cases of healthcare personnel discrimi-                  for Combatting Discrimination (NCCD)

• • According to observers, NCCD is equally nated by neighbours, and denied access to fined employers for anti-union discrimi-

     effective, although some criticised the lack        local stores. Following the media reports,               nation actions, although it does not have
     of efficiency and political independence of         there was a wave of public support for the               the capacity to order the reinstatement of
     the institution.                                    healthcare staff involved.                               rights or other sanctions, and usually the

• • Discrimination in employment was based • Although the law bans the discrimination employee have to file an action in court

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