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Tortures cannot help get reliable information – research
Tortures adversely affect the personal integrity of both a victim and a law enforcement officer who uses them
OHCHR report: Life prisoners in Donetsk region subjected to mock execution for their pro-unity Ukrainian views
The detainees were severely beaten for three days with the involvement of local ‘police’ to “teach them a lesson”
PGO detains four ex-Berkut officers suspected of murders on Maidan
The detainees are working in the National Police of Ukraine
Ukrainian Ministry for Occupied Territories not working due to lack of funds
The Ministry of Ukraine for Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons is not fulfilling its function due to understaffing and lack of funding
Ukraine’s Security Service ready to accept delegation of UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
The delegation will be allowed to visit any premises any time
Security Service’s pretrial detention facility in Kyiv being inspected off-schedule
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Valeria Lutkovska, Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak and Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko took part in the inspection
UN sees no progress in release of hostages in eastern Ukraine
UN notes no progress in the release of "hostages and illegally detained persons" according to "all for all" principle, as provided by Minsk agreements
Secret places of detention: What is Ukraine’s Security Service hiding from UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture?
This scandal has raised the problem of existence of SBU-controlled illegal places of detention, where people are suspected to be tortured. The problem is being put a blind eye to in Ukraine
Chechnya court sentences Karpyuk to 22.5 years in prison, Klykh to 20 years in prison
Both Ukrainians signed a statement to appeal against the court's decision
UN torture prevention body suspends Ukraine visit citing obstruction
The delegation concluded that the visit had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully carried out
Over 10,000 people killed since onset of Donbas conflict – President Poroshenko
More than 10,000 people have been killed and more than 20,000 people have been injured for two years since the onset of the armed conflict in Donbas
Dzhemilev: Russia wants to force Crimean Tatars to leave Crimea
Russian de facto authorities in Crimea want to intimidate Crimean Tatars and force them to leave the peninsula. To that end, the security forces organize searches and detentions
Health Ministry trying to regulate pharmaceutical market again – activists
The Health Ministry of Ukraine wants to cancel the simplified registration of pharmaceuticals, introduced by the Cabinet a few days ago
UN: Conflict in eastern Ukraine leaves 1.5 million people hungry
The two-year long conflict in eastern Ukraine has left around 1.5 million people hungry
Witnesses in Karpyuk, Klykh case nearly detained in Chechnya
The witnesses for defense in the case of Ukrainian political prisoners Mykola Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh were nearly detained in Chechnya
Donbas conflict kills over 9,000 people – UN
30,346 people have become the victims of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Of them, more than 9,000 people have been killed and more than 21,000 have been injured
Russian court sentences Savchenko to 22 years in prison
Russia's Donetsk City Court has found Ukrainian pilot, MP Nadiya Savchenko guilty on all charges
41 UN countries condemn human rights violations in Crimea
41 UN countries have condemned the systematic human rights violations and abuses by the Russian authorities in the occupied Crimea
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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
