International Criminal Court
UN mission to examine demining prospects in Donbas
The experts will arrive on January 23 and will work for two weeks
Ukraine cannot accept ICC jurisdiction ‘because of servicemen’ – Presidential Administration
"The acceptance of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court will cause both potentially positive effects and certain risks for Ukraine"
Top five key events of 2015 in Ukraine
Human Rights Information Centre summarizes the key human rights events of 2015 in Ukraine
‘Mobile investigators’ to investigate ATO crimes more effectively – human rights activists
The state should upscale the human and financial resources to investigate international crimes.
Ukraine offered to use international mechanism to investigate international crimes
Experts recommend extending the mandate of the legal mechanism to investigate corruption crimes
Police not interested in investigating homophobic crimes – experts
It does not improve statistics, does not increase performance, does not influence salary size.
Human rights activists collect testimonies of detainees in Donbas for the Hague
The detainees were tortured and were not provided with basic custodial conditions in illegal places of detention in Donbas.
Activists urge to simplify exit from conflict zone for displaced persons with children
The internally displaced persons should be granted right to vote. In addition, crossing of the demarcation line for those with small children should be simplified.
International aid to displaced people not reaches small towns
The exact number of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) is unknown, and the restriction of freedom of movement makes it difficult to deliver aid.
Ukrainians urged to sign petition for the Rome Statute ratification
The e-petition will be considered, if it gathers at least 25,000 signatures
Prisoners held in occupied territories want serve sentence in Ukraine
About a thousand prisoners, now held in the occupied territories of Donbas, want to continue serving sentence in the facilities of the penitentiary system of Ukraine.
FSB behind Dzhemilev’s Ban on Entrance to Crimea
The decision to ban the leader of the Crimean Tatar people from entry to the peninsula was made by the FSB (Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation). The FSB has noted the paperwork of the respective resolution is missing
Flashmob: Crimea Is Ukraine
On Saturday, February 28th, about two hundred activists took part in the flashmob "Crimea is Ukraine" in the center of Kyiv
Parliament Decides on Hague Tribunal Jurisdiction
Parliament Decides on Hague Tribunal Jurisdiction
Ukraine Has its Head in the Sand on Rome Statute
On January 2, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) proclaimed that Ukraine must not ratify the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) until Russia does the same.
War is not an excuse for dictatorship: Human rights defenders warn of danger of “12 August laws”
Human rights defenders will compare the laws passed by Parliament on August 12th and the so-called “dictatorship laws” that were passed on January 16th under the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych
Колонки
What triggers world wars?
Forced filming in propaganda: How Russians use civilian hostages to strengthen their power
Torture in the occupied territories: global consequences of terror
Life without basics: Struggle of Zakhar’s Family in war-torn Mariupol
