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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
UN should set up hybrid tribunal in Ukraine – human rights activist
Mykola Kozyrev notes that the Ukrainian authorities still do not conduct systematic work on documenting international crimes
Mother of Gennady Afanasyev: ‘World’s attention could save lives of our children’
Russia continues practice of harassment of Ukrainians in its territory, as well as in the occupied Crimea
Ukrainian authorities not interested in investigation into Odesa tragedy – UN report
There is no progress in prosecuting people responsible for deaths of 48 people in Odesa on 2 May 2014.
Anti-Corruption Bureau complains about prosecution’s sabotage
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) demanded the materials on a number of cases from the Prosecutor General's Office but has not received a response
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
