In the context of an increased flow, on the territory of Romania, of people fleeing from Ukraine, a country at war, and considering that:

►the People's Advocate institution aims to protect the rights and freedoms of individuals in their relations with public authorities (Art. 1 of Law no. 35/1997, republished);
►The Department on the prevention of torture in places of detention (NPM) within the People's Advocate institution monitors the special reception and accommodation centres for asylum seekers operating within the General Inspectorate for Immigration, having the legal regime of the transit area (considered to be places of detention1 ), in order to strengthen their protection against torture and inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment and to enable them to exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms without discrimination;
►The Department on the defence, protection and promotion of children's rights - Ombudsman for Children within the People’s Advocate institution acts in order to promote and protect the rights of children up to 18 years old, supports and encourages the observance and promotion of children's rights, under Law no. 35/1997, republished, respectively of Law no. 272/2004 on the protection and promotion of the rights of the child, republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented (in particular Chapter IV: Protection of refugee children and protection of children in the event of armed conflict),

as well as the fact that:

►During the meeting of the leadership of the People's Advocate Institution, on March 7, 2022, it was decided to set up a working group to monitor the observance of rights of the refugees from Ukraine, a group composed of representatives of the 6 departments operating within the institution:

D1 - Human rights, equal opportunities for men and women, religious cults and national minorities;
D2 - The rights of the family, young people, pensioners, people with disabilities;
D3 - Defence, protection and promotion the rights of the child;
D4 - Army, justice, police, penitentiaries;
D5 - Property, labour, social protection, taxes and fees;
D6 - National Preventive Mechanism.