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What the EU Shadow Report is and how independent experts assessed Ukraine’s progress over the past year
In this article, ZMINA highlight main findings of civil society on Ukraine’s progress toward EU accession over the past year, particularly in the areas of justice and fundamental rights
Systemic pressure on the anti-corruption ecosystem: challenges facing NABU, activists, and the media in 2025
ZMINA has collected information about well-known and widely discussed cases to show how pressure on anti-corruption actors manifests in various forms and why their work remains critically important for democracy in Ukraine.
Security Service raids relatives of NABU detective investigating high-profile cases in Ukraine
Law enforcement sources told the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet that the detective is Mykhailo Romaniuk. He heads the department investigating cases against former presidential office adviser Artem Shylo and SBU Brigadier General Illia Vitiuk
EU commitments boost anti-corruption agencies’ independence, but gaps remain — NABU and SAPO
Ukraine continues to fulfill its obligations regarding the strengthening of the independence of its anti-corruption institutions, a key part of the European integration process. While the heads of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) believe new measures strengthen their institutional capacity, they noted that certain gaps still remain
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bureau accuses Security Service of targeting former detectives
NABU said the SSU's actions likely stem from the detectives' earlier work on investigations that exposed organized criminal groups within state-owned companies and government agencies, particularly the SSU itself
Ukrainian parliament supported the return of NABU and SAP independence
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the bill into law
Nobel Prize-winning Center for Civil Liberties warns adopted law could destroy rule of law in Ukraine
According to the assessment of the Center for Civil Liberties, this draft law eliminates the procedural independence of prosecutors. The changes would dismantle the system of anti-corruption bodies, particularly the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
Abolishing the independence of NABU and SAP contradicts Ukraine’s anti-corruption movement after the Revolution of Dignity – analysis by Agency for Legislative Initiatives
Legal experts from the Kyiv-based think tank argue that bill №12414's passage represents a significant regression, achieved through procedural violations. They note that Maksym Buzhanskyy, a deputy from the presidential "Servant of the People" party, introduced the controversial amendments at the last minute into a bill with an entirely different original purpose
National Police is not fighting against drug trafficking, but against drug addicts – human rights defenders
In 2016 this trend reached its peak
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We cannot allow war to become humanity’s everyday reality again
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a classic neo-colonial war for the enslavement of an entire people
Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
“Sharper than physical pain – the feeling of helplessness”: speech of the imprisoned journalist
