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30 dishonest candidates passed the contest to the Supreme Court
This makes up a quarter of all candidates to the Supreme Court of Ukraine
In occupied Crimea the court extended the term of arrest of Chiygoz for additional three months
The panel of judges led by Victor Zinkovyi ignored the statement of lawyer Oleksandr Lisovuy about the fact that detention based only on the gravity of charges contradicts the recommendations and practice of the European Court of Human Rights
Four people died because Avdiivka was shelled by militants (updated)
The shell hit the courtyard of a residential building
In Lviv a young man was conditionally sentenced to 2.5 years for propagandizing communist ideology
At the same time, human rights defender Romanov considers the sanction of the law, according to which the young man is convicted, inadequate
In Marinka a man was injured and houses were damaged as a result of shelling
The victim was hospitalized in Pokrovsk hospital
Parliament voted in favor of changes to the CPC regarding absentia conviction
General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko persuaded the Deputies to change the Criminal Procedural Code, by using trial of Yanukovych as a justification
“I asked them not to hit me, and told them I was pregnant…” data on gender-based violence in Donbas
Overall, 55% of women and 45% of men were victims of gender-based violence
Stereotypes about violence: 45% of Ukrainians believe that he man must remain silent if he was raped
85% of respondents have a negative attitude towards violence, but a significant amount shares the stereotypes associated with the various forms of violence
Human rights defenders former a coalition “Against torture” with intention to visit all the prisons of Ukraine
In recent times human rights violations became more serious and require more joint efforts to improve the situation...
Klimkin is outraged by the vandalism on the Polish memorial in Lviv
Police does not indicate the exact time when the incident occurred, but multiple Russian media outlets reported about this on January 9 and revealed photos and videos from the place of the destroyed memorial.
‘It is another plan of FSB’, Mejlis Chairman Chubarov comments on detentions in Crimea
He believes Russia is plotting another attack on Ukraine
Ukraine submits draft resolution on human rights situation in Crimea to UN
38 delegations became the co-authors of the draft resolution
Court overturns ban on rallies, particularly on Equality Festival in Lviv
The Equality March organizers promise to return to Lviv
Military police may be established in Ukraine
The military law enforcement units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be reorganized to establish the military police on its basis
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Lutsenko gives more powers to prosecutor investigating crimes against Euromaidan activists
From now on, Head of the Special Investigations Department Serhiy Horbatiuk will report directly to the Prosecutor General
Amendments to Constitution can be approved at any session of Verkhovna Rada – Constitutional Court’s ruling
Voting for the final amendments to the Constitution can take place at any session of the Verkhovna Rada, not at the session immediately after that the amendments were pre-approved at
Equality Festival participants blocked in Lviv hotel
According to the festival's organizer, about "300 right wing activists" gathered near the hotel
28,000 IDPs from Donbas return home in November
People return not because of political reasons, but because of the lack of state support in provision of temporary housing, employment, and social protection.
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Torture in the occupied territories: global consequences of terror
Life without basics: Struggle of Zakhar’s Family in war-torn Mariupol
