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Torture is prohibited under art. 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and art. 7 of the International Pact on civil and political rights, the Convention against torture and other cruel, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, other international acts, including the European Convention on Human Rights. However, torture continues to be applied in many states, including the Republic of Moldova. This article is devoted to the fight against torture, the role of civil society in this process is mentioned. It is about the creation by non-commercial organizations of an international network of prison education in the countries of the Eastern Partnership and Central Asia, which also includes organizations from Moldova, including the Institute for Democracy.

The ability of human rights activists to perform their work independently without any retaliation and with strong support from officials on all kevels is a definitive hallmark of any healthy society. They help the government to become aware of the problems and thus provide changes in the mindset of the society so that torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment never happen in the future. This article was prepared by the Institute for Democracy (Moldova). This article is funded by the European Union (European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights). Opinions expressed in the article do not necessarily represent those of the European Union.