Veaceslav Țurcan (31 August 1965 – 10 March 2021) was a Moldovan lawyer and human rights activist in Moldova, including in its breakaway region of Transnistria.
Țurcan has practiced the profession of a lawyer since 1994 in the city of Râbnița, but he subsequently continued to work in Chișinău.
[6][7] Țurcan specialized in criminal cases, particularly those related to exposing torture, inhuman and degrading treatment.
[16][17][18] Țurcan was also counsel for applicants before the European Court of Human Rights in other high profile cases such as the issue of the Romanian-language schools in Transnistria, under the jurisdiction of Moldova.
[24] In his last years, Țurcan was subject to illegal criminal charges for his professional activity in his capacity of a lawyer.