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Poroshenko demands report on investigation into violence on Maidan
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said he was not pleased with the investigation into violence on Maidan and waited for its results this week.
Ex-riot police officers, accused of shooting Heavenly Hundred, left in custody till January 10
The Sviatoshynsky District Court of Kyiv left Pavlo Abroskin and Serhiy Zinchenko in custody till January 10, 2016.
Experts tell about recipes for judicial reform
It is necessary to introduce the transparent competition for the post and provide guarantees for the judges who report on pressure.
Ukraine’s Parliament passes anti-discrimination amendment
Ukrainian lawmakers voted for the amendment, necessary to obtain EU-Ukraine visa-free regime.
Ukraine’s MP changes her attitude towards gays
MP Kateryna Lukyanova says her attitude has been changed after she met the LGBT family.
MPs vote down anti-discrimination amendment from “visa-free package”
The amendment to the Labour Code will again be put to the vote after the break. Twenty votes are needed to pass it.
Attackers on dark-skinned fans at Dynamo-Chelsea match identified
The Football Federation of Ukraine proposes to strengthen security measures at stadiums.
Anti-Semitism flourishes in ‘DPR’, ‘LPR’
The leaders of the self-proclaimed republics use anti-Semitism in the propaganda rhetoric.
Ukraine’s Parliament not supports ban on LGBT discrimination within ‘visa-free package’
The introduction of this provision has been necessary for establishing the visa-free regime with the EU.
“Automaidan” case being ruined – lawyer
Only one judgment, though already repealed, has been delivered in the cases over harassment of activists, who had been picketing the Yanukovych’s residence.
ECHR waits for Ukraine’s comments on Maidan case
The Ukrainian authorities may be found guilty of reluctance to properly investigate the crimes against the EuroMaidan protesters.
About 1.4 million IDPs fail to vote
Ukraine has lost face because of the MPs who did not allow the IDPs to vote in local elections, Olha Aivazovska said.
Facade of new police conceals old problems – expert
Three military units, which should be transferred to the Defense Ministry, are now subordinated to the Interior Ministry.
Court finds ban on registering LGBT portal unlawful
The refusal to register the portal due to incomprehensible abbreviation “LGBT” is unfounded.
U.S. House of Representatives supports resolution calling for release of Savchenko
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously endorsed the resolution calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot
Human rights defenders to protect Crimean ‘non-residents’ in ECHR
The human rights defenders intend to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights and advise the Crimean people to demand that a bank give denial of service in writing.
Displaced persons from Crimea still denied bank servicing
Bank employees refuse to open accounts to the Crimean displaced persons as they do not have proof of residence in Ukraine.
On the way to ghetto, or How people are banned from speaking Crimean Tatar in Crimea
Crimean Tatars are started to be discriminated in Crimea
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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
Liberia demands Russia immediately halt aggression and restore Crimea to Ukraine
