Berkut riot police force

Ukraine commemorates victims of deportation of Crimean Tatars
News - 18 May 2016

Ukraine commemorates victims of deportation of Crimean Tatars

Today, Ukraine commemorates victims of deportation of the Crimean Tatar people

Berkut officer, who attacked Maidan activists, arrested, PGO claims
News - 21 April 2016

Berkut officer, who attacked Maidan activists, arrested, PGO claims

The investigators of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) claim they have arrested the former deputy commander of the Berkut Kyiv company, who has been wanted for committing crimes during Maidan

Sadovnyk gives orders to former Berkut officers during shootings on Maidan – PGO
News - 30 December 2015

Sadovnyk gives orders to former Berkut officers during shootings on Maidan – PGO

There are videos showing that Sadovnyk guides their actions. He gives orders how they should retreat and what positions they should strengthen. Those were certainly not chaotic actions

270 people held liable for crimes against Maidan – Ukraine’s GPO
News - 20 November 2015

270 people held liable for crimes against Maidan – Ukraine’s GPO

All suspects, who were in the territory of Ukraine, were notified of suspicion and most of them were arrested.

Video showing a riot police officer shooting the Heavenly Hundred released
News - 09 November 2015

Video showing a riot police officer shooting the Heavenly Hundred released

The authors of the video claim that the ex-officer of the Ukraine’s riot police “Berkut” Pavlo Abroskin fired at least ten shots at the Maidan protesters.

Kharkiv police not open case over attack for homophobic motives
News - 07 August 2015

Kharkiv police not open case over attack for homophobic motives

A man became a victim of attack and bullying by the unknowns being suspected of belonging to the LGBT community

Ukrainians lined up for medicine in front of Arseniy Yatsenyuk
News - 01 July 2015

Ukrainians lined up for medicine in front of Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Up to 200 patients with HIV/AIDS lined up for medicine in front of the Cabinet of Ministers

HQCJ to consider complaint against inconvenient Cherkasy judge
News - 13 April 2015

HQCJ to consider complaint against inconvenient Cherkasy judge

Tuesday, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine will consider the complaint against judge of the Court of Appeal of Cherkasy region.

Violations of the Rights of Convicts in Zaporizhia Corrective Labor Colonies Revealed
News - 23 March 2015

Violations of the Rights of Convicts in Zaporizhia Corrective Labor Colonies Revealed

The monitoring team has found that the administration of corrective labor colonies fails to comply with sanitary regulations and sets a stricter regime than is required by law

Volunteers Document Crimes in the Donbass more thoroughly than the Government
News - 10 March 2015

Volunteers Document Crimes in the Donbass more thoroughly than the Government

Volunteer groups cannot replace the work of professional experts, as they only document violations, not carry out proceedings

Crimean Maidan Activist Claims to have been Tortured in Jail
News - 04 March 2015

Crimean Maidan Activist Claims to have been Tortured in Jail

Oleksandr Kostenko, who is in detention in Simferopol, wrote in an open letter about the constant harassment and threats

Human Rights Defenders: Zhovten Cinema May Be Not the Last Victim of Hate Crimes
News - 24 February 2015

Human Rights Defenders: Zhovten Cinema May Be Not the Last Victim of Hate Crimes

Human rights defenders assert numerous questions arise with respect to Zhovten Cinema arson investigation