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From hospitals to prisons: 2022 report of Ukrainian Ombudsperson paints grim picture of human rights in custodial settings of Ukraine
News - 06 February 2024

From hospitals to prisons: 2022 report of Ukrainian Ombudsperson paints grim picture of human rights in custodial settings of Ukraine

Overall, 8% of the Ombudsman's recommendations presented in the report were fully fulfilled by Ukrainian ministries and administrations of the custodial settings, 62% were being implemented, and 30% were not fulfilled in 2022

Ukrainian authorities should release journalist Muravitsky: the Committee to Protect Journalists
News - 28 August 2017

Ukrainian authorities should release journalist Muravitsky: the Committee to Protect Journalists

Muravitsky, a reporter and columnist based in Zhytomyr, has been detained since August 1 on anti-state charges brought by the Security Service of Ukraine

Customs Service Ignores Decision that Cancels the Restrictions on Export of Personal Belongings to the Mainland Ukraine for Crimea Residents
News - 26 June 2017

Customs Service Ignores Decision that Cancels the Restrictions on Export of Personal Belongings to the Mainland Ukraine for Crimea Residents

The lawyer believes that the reason for ignoring the decision of court may lie in the corrupted practices...

In Marinka a man was injured and houses were damaged as a result of shelling
News - 25 April 2017

In Marinka a man was injured and houses were damaged as a result of shelling

The victim was hospitalized in Pokrovsk hospital

Video evidence in Chiygoz case denies testimony of crown witness
News - 16 February 2017

Video evidence in Chiygoz case denies testimony of crown witness

The videos, which were reviewed by the “court”, shows that Ahtem Chiygoz has not given out any orders

“I asked them not to hit me, and told them I was pregnant…” data on gender-based violence in Donbas
News - 02 February 2017

“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

Crimean journalist Semena could not personally receive the European Prize for Freedom of Speech
News - 28 November 2016

Crimean journalist Semena could not personally receive the European Prize for Freedom of Speech

Crimean journalist could not attend the award presentation because he was forbidden to leave the Crimean peninsula

Ukrainian President submits to Parliament bill on ratification of Istanbul Convention
News - 14 November 2016

Ukrainian President submits to Parliament bill on ratification of Istanbul Convention

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine the draft law of Ukraine on ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women

Russia implements not a single OSCE recommendation on Crimea – human rights activist
News - 10 November 2016

Russia implements not a single OSCE recommendation on Crimea – human rights activist

Russia totally ignores the OSCE recommendations on human rights in Crimea

The Supreme Court filed an appeal against judicial reform in the Constitutional court
News - 03 October 2016

The Supreme Court filed an appeal against judicial reform in the Constitutional court

In its submission, the Supreme Court asked the Constitutional Court to recognize unconstitutional provisions of the new law "On the Judicial System and the Status of Judges"

Cages for detainees being dismantled in Kyiv subway (video)
News - 28 September 2016

Cages for detainees being dismantled in Kyiv subway (video)

Earlier, another such six cages were dismantled

PM Groysman: Government to initiate abolition of ‘Savchenko law’
News - 20 September 2016

PM Groysman: Government to initiate abolition of ‘Savchenko law’

The government will soon initiate abolition or amendments to so-called "Savchenko law" which equates one day in a remand prison to two days in prison.

Ukrainian media organizations call on authorities to expose masterminds of murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze
News - 16 September 2016

Ukrainian media organizations call on authorities to expose masterminds of murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze

The non-governmental Ukrainian media organizations call on the authorities to expose the main masterminds of murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze

Ukraine’s National Police to remove illegal cages from subway at request of human rights defenders
News - 05 September 2016

Ukraine’s National Police to remove illegal cages from subway at request of human rights defenders

Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine Kostiantyn Bushuyev has promised to immediately remove the illegal cages

Illegal cages for detention of people must be dismantled – NPM monitors
News - 02 September 2016

Illegal cages for detention of people must be dismantled – NPM monitors

The conditions of detention in these places do not meet either national or international standards

Ukrainian Supreme Administrative Court considers unlawful dismissal of judge Kalinichenko who prosecuted Maidan activists
News - 08 July 2016

Ukrainian Supreme Administrative Court considers unlawful dismissal of judge Kalinichenko who prosecuted Maidan activists

SACU canceled the decision of the High Council of Judges on recommendation to dismiss Larysa Kalinichenko, the judge of the Holosiyivsky District Court in Kyiv

Discussion: Not all tortures leave traces: whether Ukraine complies with ban on torture
Announcements - 22 June 2016

Discussion: Not all tortures leave traces: whether Ukraine complies with ban on torture

Discussion will be held in the Media Crisis Center (The Ukrainian House, 2 Khreshchatyk Str., Kyiv) on the eve of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, June 24, at 11:00

UAH 2 per day spent on treatment of convict in Ukraine
News - 14 April 2016

UAH 2 per day spent on treatment of convict in Ukraine

Ukraine spends UAH 15.31 on meals and UAH 1.94 on medicines for one convict per day