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OSCE Demands Security Guarantees for Observers
OSCE is ready to increase the number of observers in Donbass provided that they get safety guarantees
Human Rights Activists Demand Removal of Orphans from ATO
Experts have pointed out that 3585 children, including 150 orphans, are still in orphanages, special schools, and children's homes in the ATO
Several NGOs in Russia are Being Checked for “Undesirability”
A Russian Duma MP asked Russia’s chief prosecutor to check into five non-governmental organizations and determine whether they present a danger to the state
Ombudsman Proposes a Simplified Issuance of Passports to Crimeans
The Ombudsman points out that, in order to solve the problems with entry into the temporarily occupied Crimea, amendments must be made to the laws relating to the special order of issuance or changes made to the passports of citizens of Ukraine
Book about the Year in Occupied Crimea Presented in Kyiv
The book tells about the annexation and human rights violations in the temporarily occupied territories during the past year, took place in Kyiv
Crimea Labeled as Worst of the Worst on Freedom of Speech
In the Freedom House report “Freedom of the Press 2015: Harsh Laws and Violence Drive Global Decline,” Crimea received 94 points out of a possible 100 (with 100 being the worst)
Occupying Power trying to divide Crimean Tatars Using the Holiday of Hydyrlez
The occupying "power" in Crimea has decided to forbid any demonstrations on May 18th and is using the holiday of Hydyrlez to divide the Crimean Tatar people
Crimean Tatar TV Channel Goes Off Air
On March 31st, the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR ceased broadcasting because it could not register as media under Russian law
Orphans in the Occupied Territories are in Danger
In institutions for orphans in the occupied territories, there are no permanent telephone connections, there are problems with medicines, and locals must help them obtain foods
The New Ukrainian Authorities Decided to Ignore LGBT Issues at Least until 2020
On March 4, 2015, the parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and International Relations held hearings to discuss the draft National Strategy on Human Rights. Coordinator for LGBT Human Rights for – co-coordinator of the Council of LGBT Organisations of Ukraine Andriy Maymulakhin said, the need to mention explicitly the protection of the LGBT […]
Crimea: One year on from annexation; critics harassed, attacked and silenced
The de facto authorities in Crimea have failed to investigate a series of abductions and torture of their critics, and resorted to an unrelenting campaign of intimidation to silence dissent, said Amnesty International in a briefing published today on the first anniversary of annexation. Violations of the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association […]
FSB Detains Journalist in Crimea
Her parents’ apartment was searched this morning
Crimea Is Ukraine
On Saturday, February 28th, about two hundred activists took part in the flashmob "Crimea is Ukraine" in the center of Kyiv
Art Therapy to Heal Victims from the ATO
Ukrainian art therapists are looking for ways to provide professional assistance on the state level to those hurt in the ATO, internally displaced and all in need of it
Never Again?
“Price of a Jew in occupied Kiev: two loafs of bread, 50 marks and a pint of oil," recalls Olexander Sklyarovsky who survived the Nazi occupation of Kyiv during World War II
Columns
More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
