IDPs

NGOs accuse Ukrainian Interior Minister of manipulating and using hate speech
News - 26 September 2016

NGOs accuse Ukrainian Interior Minister of manipulating and using hate speech

Ukrainian non-governmental human rights organizations are outraged by the statements made by Interior Minister of Ukraine Arsen Avakov towards internally displaced persons

Government Aid for Displaced Persons should switch from Cash to Direct Deposit
News - 15 August 2016

Government Aid for Displaced Persons should switch from Cash to Direct Deposit

"Perhaps we should consider the possibility of automatic transfer of these funds instead of issuing them in cash.", Heorhiy Tuka said.

Cleansing of prosecutor’s office: All prosecutors already submit integrity questionnaires
News - 31 July 2016

Cleansing of prosecutor’s office: All prosecutors already submit integrity questionnaires

More than 500 people attached to the questionnaires their tax returns and tax returns of their family members

Journalist Bochkala detained at airport because of ‘suspicious persons’ list
News - 25 July 2016

Journalist Bochkala detained at airport because of ‘suspicious persons’ list

Bochkala thinks he was put on the list because of his material about the border guards involved in smuggling in Chernivtsi region

Ukraine discusses draft law on prosecution for international crimes
News - 22 July 2016

Ukraine discusses draft law on prosecution for international crimes

It aims to harmonize the Criminal Code of Ukraine with the provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

IDPs bring Ukrainian PM Groysman huge glasses
News - 20 July 2016

IDPs bring Ukrainian PM Groysman huge glasses

The activists presented their alternative report on 100 days of work of the Ukrainian Government concerning the problems of displaced persons

Pro-Ukrainian human rights activist accused of separatism in Donbas
News - 11 July 2016

Pro-Ukrainian human rights activist accused of separatism in Donbas

Three police officers broke into the house of Olha Rudenko

Council of Europe concerned over violation of rights of IDPs in Ukraine
News - 08 July 2016

Council of Europe concerned over violation of rights of IDPs in Ukraine

Council of Europe asks Ukrainian authorities to solve the problems of internally displaced persons in compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights

Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights: Social Policy Ministry comes to us from Mars
News - 07 July 2016

Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights: Social Policy Ministry comes to us from Mars

Ukrainian Commissioner harshly slams discrimination against IDPs waged by Social Policy Ministry

Opinion poll: Ukrainians have rather positive attitude towards IDPs
News - 09 June 2016

Opinion poll: Ukrainians have rather positive attitude towards IDPs

The study showed the negative attitudes towards IDPs in the capital and in the western Ukraine

MP: Legislative amendments needed to stop domestic violence in Ukraine
News - 09 June 2016

MP: Legislative amendments needed to stop domestic violence in Ukraine

Military activities have a woman's face. War is not just men. Women and children suffer from the war most of all

Ukraine is among leaders in number of internally displaced persons
News - 11 May 2016

Ukraine is among leaders in number of internally displaced persons

Nearly 41 million people throughout the world are displaced in their own countries. The largest number of internally displaced people is in Syria, Colombia, Iraq and Ukraine

Russian court admits Convention’s violation in case of Afanasyev
News - 12 March 2016

Russian court admits Convention’s violation in case of Afanasyev

Russia violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to respect for private and family life) in the case of Ukrainian citizen Gennady Afanasyev

Officials take away certificates from IDPs whom they consider to be ‘swindlers’
News - 22 February 2016

Officials take away certificates from IDPs whom they consider to be ‘swindlers’

А certificate of IDP is the only document which gives the right to social benefits. Without it, thousands of families remain without the financial assistance from the state.

Jamala to present song about deportation of Crimean Tatars at Eurovision contest
News - 21 February 2016

Jamala to present song about deportation of Crimean Tatars at Eurovision contest

The story of Jamala’s grandmother about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars inspired the singer to write this song

300,000 citizens with disabilities living in DPR/LPR – President’s Commissioner Sushkevych
News - 18 February 2016

300,000 citizens with disabilities living in DPR/LPR – President’s Commissioner Sushkevych

71,085 internally displaced persons with disabilities have been registered in Ukraine

Attorneys will have to pay for monopoly with independence– human rights activist
News - 16 February 2016

Attorneys will have to pay for monopoly with independence– human rights activist

The monopoly of the attorneys will lead to loss of their independence and the increase in fees for services

High Council of Justice dismisses 276 judges in Crimea
News - 25 December 2015

High Council of Justice dismisses 276 judges in Crimea

The judges were dismissed for violation of the oath