Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a protected criteria

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16.b.1. Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a protected criteria
Year Value
2010
2010
2011
2011
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014 19.5
2014
2015
2015
2016
2016
2017
2017
2018 26.3
2018
2019
2019
2020
2020
2021
2021
2022 22.0
2022

Source: Equality council

Geographical Area: The Republic of Moldova, without the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender

Unit of Measurement: Percent, %

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 16.b.1: Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law
Definition and concepts

Discrimination – any difference, exclusion, restriction or preference in rights or freedoms of a person or a group of persons, as well as supporting a discriminatory behaviour based on real criteria, stipulated on the present law or based on alleged criteria; Harassment – any unwished behaviour which leads to creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offending environment, having as a purpose or effect injured dignity of a person based on the criteria stipulated in the Law on Ensuring Equality No. 121 dated 25.05.2012.
Unit of measure

Percent, %
Method of computation

Number of respondents who have communicated that over the last year they have felt that they were treated differently/discriminated or harassed based on a ground prohibited by the international law on human rights, out of the total number of respondents participating in the survey *100
Periodicity

Once every few (4) years (the survey was conducted in 2010, 2014, 2018)
Data last updated Jul 04, 2023
Metadata last updated Sep 19, 2024

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 10.3.1: Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law
Target

Target 10.3: Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard
UN designated tier

2
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-16-0b-01.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Related indicators

5.1.1 Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex

16.1.3 Proportion of population subjected to physical, psychological or sexual violence in the previous 12 months

16.a.1 Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

16.6.2 Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services
Metadata update

2024-09-27

Source 1

Data sources

Sociological Survey: Discrimination phenomenon in the Republic of Moldova (Concept discussed by the Council for Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination and Ensuring Equality (CPEDAE)
Data producers

Equality council
Data providers

Equality council
Institutional mandate

1. Equality council

2. Other APC (Ministry Labour and Social Protection, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Justice)

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