Announcements
Events that have already taken place
Presentation of Research Findings: The System of Registration of the Place of Residence in Ukraine
What does such a complicated system entail? What are its consequences for the population, and what are its negative aspects for the government itself?
Side event ‘freedom of speech and journalism in Crimea’
Participants will also discuss the issue of foreign journalist access to Crimea
Side event ‘Freedom of speech and situation with journalists in Crimea’
Human Rights Information Centre invites all interested parties to participate in a discussion about the freedom of speech and situation with journalists in Crimea
Discussion: Not all tortures leave traces: whether Ukraine complies with ban on torture
Discussion will be held in the Media Crisis Center (The Ukrainian House, 2 Khreshchatyk Str., Kyiv) on the eve of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, June 24, at 11:00
Side event “The human rights situation in Ukraine two years after Euromaidan: a view from civil society”
Even will take place on Monday 20 June from 17:00 to 18:00 in Room XXIV
The contest “Stop Censorship! Citizens for free countries”
After the jury selects the winners their works will be exhibited in Kyiv and regions of Ukraine
Seminar “Digital journalism between politics and propaganda”
The organizers will cover travel, accommodation and board during the workshop
Embedding Democratic Values: Tolerance and Transparency
Panels assess the status of various groups of minorities in new democracies and focuses on the difficult task of embedding tolerance in the societal ethos in recent and transition democracies etc.
The Catastrophic Collapse of Independent Media in Crimea: The Last Two Years and the Road Ahead
The conversation will provide an opportunity for visiting activists and the audience to discuss
Flashmob dedicated to the memory of Crimean Tatar Reshat Ametov
A flashmob will be held at Sophiiska Square on March 16 at 1 p.m.
Impunity for Human Rights Violations in Crimea: The Last Two Years and the Road Ahead
In the two years after Russia annexed Crimea, human rights and key democratic institutions have suffered dramatically in a crackdown that has affected nearly every facet of Crimean society including the media, civil society organizatio
Presentation of the human rights defenders’ position regarding the adopted amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine as pertaining to justice
Meeting will be held in Radisson Hotel, Yaroslaviv Val Street, 22
Presentation of the “ConstitutiON” information campaign
The campaign is aimed at improving the public perception and respect for the Constitution, increasing the public awareness about the essence of the Main Law
Crimean evening: film screening and discussion about human rights situation in Crimea
On Thursday, December 17 at hotel Novotel Vilnius Centre Crimean evening will take place
Human Rights Declaration to be read in seven languages in Lviv
To remind the governments of all countries about their responsibility for upholding the human rights.
Consultation “Addressing torture and violations of civil and political rights in Ukraine: How Ukraine implements the recommendations of the United Nations”
What are the key problems which tortures and civil and political rights’ violations in Ukraine? How the state responds to the UN recommendation?
Report’s presentation of the assessment mission of the situation of human rights in Crimea
The report is embargoed for release until the presentation at 11:00 on 17 September 2015.
A Short Course in International Norms, Strategies and Mechanisms
Lecturer: Theodore S. Orlin - J.D., the Harold T. Clark Jr. Professor Emeritus of Human Rights Scholarship and Advocacy at Utica College, Utica, New York; founder and Director of the Human Rights Advocacy Program (HRAP)
Columns
More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
