Human Rights in Moldova: The Turbulent Dniester

This report covers a broad spectrum of human rights abuses that occurred in the region of the Dniester River in Moldova. The most egregious are those committed in connection with the armed conflict that erupted in the first half of 1992, including indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian structures and extrajudicial killings. It also documents violations of civil and political rights that were partially caused and later exacerbated by the armed conflict. These include discriminatory dismissals from the workplace and ethnically motivated assaults.