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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry demands immediate release of five arrested Crimean Tatars
News - 16 October 2016

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry demands immediate release of five arrested Crimean Tatars

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry demands the immediate release of five arrested Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians, who are illegally held in Russia

‘DPR’, ‘LPR’ militants using children to put psychological pressure on captives
News - 11 October 2016

‘DPR’, ‘LPR’ militants using children to put psychological pressure on captives

Children are brought up among the weapons and even witness the tortures

Crimean activist Chiygoz did not hear victims participating in trial via videoconference
News - 07 September 2016

Crimean activist Chiygoz did not hear victims participating in trial via videoconference

The lawyers’ motion on the need for the presence of Akhtem Chiygoz in the courtroom was again rejected

News - 06 September 2016

Students from government-controlled Mayorske go to school in ‘DPR’ – media

The parents of only five students agreed to send their children to school in the town of Bakhmut, controlled by Ukraine

FSB to Transfer Umerov to a Psychiatric Hospital
News - 18 August 2016

FSB to Transfer Umerov to a Psychiatric Hospital

Occupation authorities in Crimea regarded Umerov’s speech during an ATR broadcast as a call for acts that threaten the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation

Head of Ukrainian National Police announces new laws on agency’s activity
News - 04 August 2016

Head of Ukrainian National Police announces new laws on agency’s activity

The legislative package will be submitted to the Parliament in September

Almost 100% of juvenile offenders, who serve sentences at liberty, do not repeat offence
News - 18 July 2016

Almost 100% of juvenile offenders, who serve sentences at liberty, do not repeat offence

Several legislative initiatives in this field, which were drafted in cooperation with Ukrainian and foreign experts, are now registered in the Parliament

Kyiv region court sentences child rapist to suspended sentence due to participation in ATO
News - 11 July 2016

Kyiv region court sentences child rapist to suspended sentence due to participation in ATO

Judge of the Ivankove District Court in Kyiv region Oleksiy Honcharuk sentenced a man, who raped a minor, to suspended sentence

Teenagers aged over 14 taught to shoot in Donetsk
News - 08 July 2016

Teenagers aged over 14 taught to shoot in Donetsk

There is a lack of trained "staff"

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls on Russia to stop occupation of Crimea
News - 05 July 2016

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls on Russia to stop occupation of Crimea

The declaration reads that the Russian Federation bears full responsibility for human rights violations in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea

U.S. Department of State: 12-year-olds fighting in eastern Ukraine
News - 01 July 2016

U.S. Department of State: 12-year-olds fighting in eastern Ukraine

Children ages 15 to 17 are being recruited as informants and “human shields” in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine

KyivPride: Openness, Security Measures and 300% more MPs. Nobody Injured
Articles - 12 June 2016

KyivPride: Openness, Security Measures and 300% more MPs. Nobody Injured

It was attended not only by those who belong to the LGBT community, but by various other groups as well, including parents with children, people with disabilities, youth, and older people

Ukrainian Parliament Speaker: 68 children killed since onset of ATO in Donbas
News - 01 June 2016

Ukrainian Parliament Speaker: 68 children killed since onset of ATO in Donbas

68 children have been killed and another 186 have been wounded since onset of the military operations in Donbas

Russian security officers questioning Crimean Tatar children at school
News - 27 May 2016

Russian security officers questioning Crimean Tatar children at school

Officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) are questioning the students of 9th grade of school No.15 in the village of Blyzhne, which is part of Feodosia town

300,000 children in Donbas need help to continue their education – UNICEF
News - 04 May 2016

300,000 children in Donbas need help to continue their education – UNICEF

Around one in five schools and kindergartens in the conflict-torn Donbas have been damaged or destroyed. Around 300,000 children are in immediate need of assistance to continue their education

More than third of children of vulnerable groups may become victims of human trafficking
News - 20 April 2016

More than third of children of vulnerable groups may become victims of human trafficking

Among the children aged 13-17 years, who belong to vulnerable groups, 40% are willing to accept at least one offer that could lead to drawing into human trafficking

Ukraine’s National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting bans 13 Russian channels
News - 17 March 2016

Ukraine’s National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting bans 13 Russian channels

Ukrainian providers must eliminate the mentioned channels from their TV packages within a month

Right to fair trial violated in eastern Ukraine, OSCE reports
News - 02 March 2016

Right to fair trial violated in eastern Ukraine, OSCE reports

The OSCE calls on all the concerned parties to adopt flexible solutions to ensure basic human rights