{"id":7292,"date":"2022-02-03T16:51:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T14:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facias.ro\/?p=7292"},"modified":"2022-08-10T16:38:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T13:38:45","slug":"fii-informat-nu-abuzat-raport-de-activitate-perioada-aprilie-2021-ianuarie-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facias.ro\/eng\/fii-informat-nu-abuzat-raport-de-activitate-perioada-aprilie-2021-ianuarie-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Project's public activity report , April 2021 - January 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\"Be informed, NOT abused!\" is a FACIAS nationwide project aimed to raise knowledge of Romanian citizens' rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The main activities of the project<\/li>\n<li>Cumulative results of the FACIAS Questionnaire, at January 2022<\/li>\n<li>The citizen's Practical Guide in relation to the state institutions, for the defense of their rights in relation to them, a guide created as a result of the abusive situations most often reported by the questionnaire respondents and the approx. 2300 comments and messages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over 1 million people were reached by the information provided online through the Project \"Be informed, not abused!\"<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation for the Defense of Citizens Against State Abuse (FACIAS) is publicly presenting the results for the period April 2021-January 2022, nine months after the project's launch.<\/p>\n<p><em>The initiative is one of community education, with the goal of informing citizens about their rights with regard to state institutions, detecting and addressing abuses when they occur, and understanding the groups and institutions that may help them combat such abuses. FACIAS provides help and counseling to victims (particularly collective cases) of abuses committed by state institutions upon request, within the limits of its capabilities, and interacts with state institutions by identifying and promoting good practices to prevent similar situations. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The initiative implicitly intends to increase the level of accountability and involvement of Romanian citizens in matters of national concern that have as their purpose the violation of their rights by official institutions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>I. The major activities of the project, which has been running for nine months, are as follows:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Informing citizens on their rights in respect to state institutions and the legal tools available to them to seek justice: <a href=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/eng\/proiecte-2\/\">https:\/\/www.facias.ro\/proiecte-2\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Analyzing citizen-reported problems and identifying practical solutions<\/li>\n<li>The FACIAS questionnaire: <a href=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/eng\/chestionar\/?fbclid=IwAR12sWT5ZaQ22RSWHPIKV3p5_Sj0AoVFnONk0wQdaPEPqlc-HPZLGpzsEZo\">https:\/\/www.facias.ro\/chestionar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Practical Guide is based on the difficulties raised anonymously via the questionnaire, as well as the approximately 2300 comments and emails received, to provide information that the Project audience requires! Furthermore, after nine months of work, the report's conclusions are delivered to the ministries that coordinate the public institutions where violations were highlighted by respondents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Activities designed for pupils to gain the skills required for individuals who are civically involved in protecting their rights and\/or the rights of others close to them: Student Essay Contest \"Be Informed, Not Abused!\" with awards ranging from 3000 to 1000 lei, held between October and December 2021: https:\/\/www.facias.ro\/proiecte-2\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>II. FACIAS Questionnaire Cumulative Results at January 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Project Questionnaire includes eight questions, two of which are optional.<\/p>\n<p>The questionnaire has been active since the project's inception (April 2021) and will remain so until it is completed, with the analysis of the responses being updated on a regular basis in accordance with the surveys submitted by the general public.<\/p>\n<p>The age groups into which the respondents fell are listed in the table below.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7302\" src=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-373.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"781\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-373.png 781w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-373-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-373-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-373-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-373-370x243.png 370w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-373-770x506.png 770w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-373-600x394.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>76.58% of respondents reside within urban areas. 43.32% believe they know their rights very little or not at all; 45.78% consider that they understand and know their rights enough; and 8.98% believe they know their rights very well in relation to state institutions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7303\" src=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-372.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-372.png 787w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-372-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-372-768x643.png 768w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-372-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-372-370x310.png 370w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-372-770x645.png 770w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-372-600x502.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10.80% state that they were not victims of state institution abuse; 46.84% have encountered a maximum of six instances of abuse in their lives; and 26.63% claim to have been the victim of such abuse more than seven times. Over all, 73.84% of respondents claim to have been a victim of abuse committed by state institutions or their representatives at least once.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7304\" src=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-371.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-371.png 795w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-371-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-371-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-371-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-371-370x271.png 370w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-371-770x564.png 770w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-371-600x439.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In terms of where they get information on their rights in respect to state institutions, 24.49% turn to legislation, 1.28% inquire state institutions directly, 22.46% search their rights on the internet, 2.35% go to relatives, and just 7.17% turn to lawyers. 32.41% use a combination of the previously mentioned information sources.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7305\" src=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-370.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"803\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-370.png 803w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-370-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-370-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-370-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-370-370x237.png 370w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-370-770x493.png 770w, https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-370-600x384.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among those who claim to have been victims of abuse committed by state institutions, 24.92% filed petitions and complaints; 21.39% drew the institution's attention through other means (verbally); 9.52% sought justice, and 24.28% did nothing. It is worth mentioning that 5.88% of respondents who believed they were dealing with state abuse checked the box \"I demonstrated the official that he was wrong and the matter was remedied.\"<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7306\" src=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-369-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Respondents noticed and reported problems and potential abuses in the following areas: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Justice<\/li>\n<li>administrative-territorial Units' responsibilities<\/li>\n<li>the health system<\/li>\n<li>by the pandemic<\/li>\n<li>Caring for disabled people<\/li>\n<li>Pensioners' rights<\/li>\n<li>ANAF, Police, Gendarmerie<\/li>\n<li>Employee rights<\/li>\n<li>Energy and gas bills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Surprisingly, respondents indicated not only the abuses, but also the superficiality, lack of empathy, and complicity of those who perpetrated the abusive acts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Citizens complains:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Justice &amp; Police &amp; Gendarmerie<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Irregularities in property inheritance trials;<\/li>\n<li>Legislation constructed in such a way as to serve the interest of certain groups of citizens;<\/li>\n<li>Force\/security institutions are viewed as generators of abuses;<\/li>\n<li>Wrongful expropriation;<\/li>\n<li>Training police investigations; the request from some police officers to withdraw complaints in order not to have open cases, instead of continuing investigations in a professional manner;<\/li>\n<li>Citizens feel that they are not equal in rights and obligations;<\/li>\n<li>Changing laws, often through GEO, to create advantages for some social categories at the expense of others;<\/li>\n<li>The unfairness and unprofessionalism of the courts and the lack of fairness in investigations;<\/li>\n<li>The police, including prosecutors, do not take complaints seriously or investigate them professionally, discouraging the population from seeking help;<\/li>\n<li>The litigants claim that those who make justice in the courts are not professionals or serve specific interests, the citizens feel that they are not being served justice;<\/li>\n<li>Abusers are often more protected than their victims;<\/li>\n<li>Dragging the trials to the statute of limitations and feeling that they are wronged during the trials;<\/li>\n<li>Different judicial solutions for similar situations, although the law is the same for all;<\/li>\n<li>Fines for illegal parking taking into account that Town Halls are not obliged, by law, to provide parking spaces;<\/li>\n<li>Police\/prosecution\/courts \u2013 biased justice, serving certain interests<\/li>\n<li>The judiciary are accused of incompetence, corruption, disinterest<\/li>\n<li>Policemen break the rules (traffic or during the alert-state), but they fine the citizens for the legal norms they also break;<\/li>\n<li>Unjustified classification of files and even ignorance of the legislation<\/li>\n<li>Gendarmerie: abusive behavior, ignorance of the legislation on the basis of which fines are given.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong> \nRetrocessions\/inheritances\/trials in the court, in the field\/UAT tasks in the field - (also found in perceived abuses in the field of justice):\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noncompliance by Town Halls with their obligations regarding the release of documentation for the removal of land properties;<\/li>\n<li>Abusive payments to boost interest groups associated to decision-making factors at the expense of litigants;<\/li>\n<li>Reappropriation based on interest group criteria;<\/li>\n<li>Expropriations without recompense that are abusive;<\/li>\n<li>Failure to take ownership of the inheritance because the documentation do not exist in the authorities' archives;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0False documents are being distributed on behalf of client organizations.<\/li>\n<li>Refusal and\/or delay in the issuance of documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>In the field of medical services:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patients with other ailments felt neglected and delayed during the pandemic, which may have contributed to worsening health conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Superficiality\/unprofessionalism of medical care;<\/li>\n<li>Failure to respect the dignity of the patient;<\/li>\n<li>Ignorance of patient rights, as well as a lack of information and explanations in common English (mostly about ATI);<\/li>\n<li>Patients are unable to complete their investigations due to a lack of funds<\/li>\n<li>Abuse: withholding the health contribution in advance and having the taxpayer pay for his health services again if necessary;<\/li>\n<li>Abusive behaviour;<\/li>\n<li>Patients' rights have been violated.<\/li>\n<li>Decisions on medical documents are made without the approval of families or patients.<\/li>\n<li>Failure to notify families of patients' ATI conditions;<\/li>\n<li>Limited access and with recurring motivation \"lack of funds\";<\/li>\n<li>Limited and delayed access to medical care in hospitals, resulting in disease progression and mortality;<\/li>\n<li>Drugs for serious diseases not approved for compensation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Rights limitations generated by the pandemic situation:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the pandemic crisis, Town Halls refused staggered tax payment and blocked citizens' accounts, despite the fact that they are, also, affected by the pandemic;<\/li>\n<li>Abusive termination of an employment contract;<\/li>\n<li>Discrimination between vaccinated and unvaccinated people in the context of a pandemic;<\/li>\n<li>Access to public institutions is prohibited in the absence of a \"green\" Certificate, despite the fact that many activities need physical presence, particularly for individuals who are unfamiliar with the instruments accessible on the Internet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Care for individuals with disabilities:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social workers for people with disabilities are refused employment by municipalities, despite the relevant legislation;<\/li>\n<li>Despite regulations in the area, Town Halls refuse to hire social workers for disabled people; social, personal assistants for disabled people believe they have the right to a rise for challenging conditions, and the salary in the field is not graded;<\/li>\n<li>Wage law 153\/2017 and law 448 for people with disabilities are both inaccurate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Retirement rights:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Differentiated treatment of the majority of retirees, whose legislation is continually changing, and pensioners with special pensions, whose rights are strengthened on the grounds that a right earned cannot be changed;<\/li>\n<li>In terms of pensions, non-compliance with Decree No. 38\/1990 granting rights to railway transport staff<a href=\"http:\/\/legislatie.just.ro\/Public\/DetaliiDocumentAfis\/897\">http:\/\/legislatie.just.ro\/Public\/DetaliiDocumentAfis\/897<\/a>);<\/li>\n<li>Failure to comply with early retirement legislation (Article 65, paragraph 5, provides for early retirement without penalty for persons who have resided in mining districts for 30 years - Partial early retirement | Law 263\/2010);<\/li>\n<li>Unjustified reduction in regular pensions in contrast to special pensions;<\/li>\n<li>Pensions are not being indexed to inflation.<\/li>\n<li>Inequity imposed by HG between retirees from other categories and magistrate retirees (VSR 190 vs VSR 605).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Relations between citizens and state institutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>State institutions' lack of accountability;<\/li>\n<li>Citizens who report irregularities feel persecuted and criminalized by the organizations charged with enforcing the law.<\/li>\n<li>Public institutions' failure to respond to people' requests;<\/li>\n<li>Violations of the following rights: the right to information, the right to justify an administrative act, the right to impartiality, justice, and proportionality in the analysis of a citizen's request filed to a public entity;<\/li>\n<li>Citizens are asked to produce documents issued by other governmental institutions when they may extract them themselves (needs networked databases).<\/li>\n<li>Blocking access to public information by UAT or central entities;<\/li>\n<li>Failure to respond to inquiries addressed to public institutions (ANAF);<\/li>\n<li>Citizens are being led from door to door;<\/li>\n<li>Contempt and\/or abuse directed at the taxpayer;<\/li>\n<li>UATs also charge for sanitation in deserted areas.<\/li>\n<li>Granting building licenses while failing to follow the requirements;<\/li>\n<li>Citizens without access to technology are directed to download forms from the institutions' websites.<\/li>\n<li>The fee imposed by the local police on elderly persons who sell their own products on the street;<\/li>\n<li>Misbehaviour, abuse, unilateral decisions;<\/li>\n<li>Refusal to provide transportation for persons who work at a distance from their home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Taxation and Taxpayer Relations ANAF:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatic enforcement imposed by authorities on residents with tax delays, without allowing them to pay in installments or late by attaching a penalty;<\/li>\n<li>Lack of information on taxpayers' indebtedness to the state, resulting in fines for late payments;<\/li>\n<li>ANAF abuses - they prey on small businesses;<\/li>\n<li>Excessive labor and income taxation (48% labor taxation\/ 10% income tax, 19% VAT on anything you buy);<\/li>\n<li>Abuse: 10-12 years ago, an employee was penalized by ANAF for nonpayment by the employer.<\/li>\n<li>Despite the fact that arrears and penalties have been paid, taxpayers say that their accounts remain frozen.<\/li>\n<li>Unprofessionalism and delays in measures that benefit citizens (return of extra money received, but maximum speed in those that benefit ANAF, even if they are erroneous);<\/li>\n<li>Taxation of already disbanded corporations continues;<\/li>\n<li>Payments are charged based on incorrect administrative actions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Employees' rights in public institutions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discrimination at work;<\/li>\n<li>Employees allege that their superiors orally encourage them to create\/write various documents that are not part of their job description, and that this backfires on the intimidated because they are the ones who sign;<\/li>\n<li>Superiors in governmental institutions abusing their positions;<\/li>\n<li>Employment in government organizations based on non-transparent criteria, including unfair competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Other types of problems and\/or abuses documented in questionnaires<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Violation of the rights to an adequate standard of living, good health, and fair justice;<\/li>\n<li>Companies provide subpar services (gas, water, electricity) and do not compensate customers for inconvenience; instead, if residents do not pay on time, their service is automatically interrupted and they are penalized.<\/li>\n<li>Non-compliance with GDPR;<\/li>\n<li>Difficulties repaying loans as a result of the pandemic condition;<\/li>\n<li>Combating disinformation necessitates that the public take the time to properly inform themselves and spot incorrect information.<\/li>\n<li>Students in high school feel deprived of their independence (even adults are not permitted to leave high school premises);<\/li>\n<li>The College of Physiotherapists - abusive behavior (removes members' right to practice, the Ministry of Health does not fulfill its duties - the Ministry of Health gives no response, despite the fact that it is required to take measures under Law 226\/2016);<\/li>\n<li>Public information is requested regarding state loans in the market and destination, respectively the reporting of how the loans are executed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Significant differences between situations perceived as state abuse and potentially abusive situations:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Although 73.84% of respondents claim and believe they have been victims of abuses committed by state institutions, a preliminary analysis of messages received by FACIAS from citizens shows that approximately 28-30% report difficulties they face, not necessarily abuses of the state, and approximately 15-20% signal a situation of potential abuse committed by a state institution.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of abusive situations reported by respondents do not target group abuses, but rather individual abuses that directly affect them.<\/p>\n<p>FACIAS has received around 2300 messages and comments from residents reporting various challenges they are experiencing since the Project's inception.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0III. The citizen's practical guide in relation to state institutions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">FACIAS provides, in episodes, a Practical Guide as a support for citizens in relation to state institutions, a text supported by current legislation. The detailed instructions can be accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/facias.ro\/eng\/proiecte-2\/\" target=\"_self\">https:\/\/www.facias.ro\/proiecte-2\/<\/a>. The Guide has provided information in simple language on the free tools we can use in dealing with state institutions without having to go to court. Individual cases in which an individual or a legal person is affected are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can we tell if we are dealing with abuse?<\/li>\n<li>Minimum requirements for identifying a potentially abusive environment.<\/li>\n<li>Laws, state institutions, and courts enable access to justice.<\/li>\n<li>How we can obtain justice at no cost: PRELIMINARY, SUBMISSION, AND PETITION.<\/li>\n<li>Based on Law 544\/2001, how we obtain information of public interest, useful for our interest in preventing\/fighting an abuse committed by a governmental institution.<\/li>\n<li>Defense for a low cost, if not free, and in court.<\/li>\n<li>If we are unable to pay certain stamp duties or expertise, we may be eligible for public legal help.<\/li>\n<li>The \"robot\" depiction of the person who is tempted\/commits abuses in his function as a governmental representative in connection to citizens.<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy is a fundamental instrument in the battle against governmental institution abuses, including collective victims.<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy and its Milestones.<\/li>\n<li>The value of having an NGO partner who understands advocacy in our battle against collective abuse.<\/li>\n<li>What kind of NGO can assist us in the battle against state abuse with collective victims?<\/li>\n<li>Why are non-governmental organizations (NGOs) a viable option for resolving collective incidents of abuse committed by official institutions?<\/li>\n<li>Steps to take if you believe you have been fined unfairly.<\/li>\n<li>The actions we, as citizens, must take if we want to contribute to the content of a proposed law when we believe it is inappropriate\/abusive.<\/li>\n<li>How can we properly notify and monitor a bill in the Romanian Parliament?<\/li>\n<li>How do we dispute the pandemic-related measures if we believe they are unjust?<\/li>\n<li>What, how, and when can we do to protect kids' rights in the classroom?<\/li>\n<li>How do we obtain accurate information to defend the rights of people with disabilities and their caregivers?<\/li>\n<li>Rights of citizens in the face of unprofessional and\/or abusive police officers<\/li>\n<li>Citizens' rights in the face of unprofessional and\/or abusive ANAF personnel.<\/li>\n<li>Practical measures to contribute in the reform of some unjust legal rules<\/li>\n<li>In a pandemic context, contesting unfair fines<\/li>\n<li>Student liberties<\/li>\n<li>How do we proceed when there is a component of corruption in the abuse?<\/li>\n<li>Victims of domestic violence have some rights.<\/li>\n<li>What should we do if a competition for a job is unjust?<\/li>\n<li>Patients' legal rights<\/li>\n<li>How to Challenge a Unjustified Invoice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Within the Guide, we will continue to provide practical knowledge about other strategies that can be used in collective cases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Additional information<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FACIAS invites Romanians who are or have been victims of abuse committed by state institutions, or representatives of these institutions, to report such abuses to FACIAS in order to resolve the issues, via the following e-mail address: <a href=\"mailto:stopabuzurilor@facias.ro\">stopabuzurilor@facias.ro<\/a> or via social media: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/faciasromania\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/faciasromania\/<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/facias.romania\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/facias.romania<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/faciasromania\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/faciasromania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\"Be Informed, Not Abused!\" supports FACIAS's work to prevent and oppose power abuse. The organization represents collectives of citizens who have had their rights violated by governmental agencies and works to support them.<\/p>\n<p>Through its activities, the Foundation for the Defense of People Against State Abuses (FACIAS) seeks to maintain transparency in the functioning of state institutions as a principle of democracy and the rule of law, as well as to defend the rights of Romanian citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The project's details can be found at www.facias.ro.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201dFii informat, NU abuzat!\u201d, proiect na\u021bional al FACIAS pentru con\u0219tientizarea drepturilor cet\u0103\u021benilor rom\u00e2ni. &nbsp; Sumar: Principalele activit\u0103\u021bi ale proiectului Rezultatele cumulate ale Chestionarului FACIAS, la nivelul lunii ianuarie 2022 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