persecution
Court allowed for Ukraine to expel refugee, who faces persecution for political beliefs in Tajikistan
Judicial panel made their decision in mere minutes...
MPs are urged to pass bill introducing competition for position of Prosecutor General
The alternative bill stipulates that the competition commission should submit a list of candidates for the position of Prosecutor General to the President
Maidan activist Kolomiets may be sentenced to 20 years in prison
The trial in case of Maidan activist Andriy Kolomiets continues in Simferopol. He is accused of assassination of two former Berkut special riot police officers during the protests in Kyiv
‘May 2 case’: Ex-chief of Odesa Emergency Service department put on wanted list
The national police of Ukraine has put ex-chief of the main department of the State Emergency Service in Odesa region, son of ex-mayor of Odesa Volodymyr Bodelan on wanted list
EU Delegation slams Ukrainian bill on special confiscation
The EU Delegation to Ukraine has slammed the bill on special confiscation of property (No. 4057), passed by the lawmakers in the first reading
Russia recognizes Ukrainian citizenship of Sentsov, Kolchenko
Russia has officially recognized that political prisoners Oleg Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko are the citizens of Ukraine
Russia reconvicts already sentenced Ukrainians – lawyer
Three Ukrainians, who were reconvicted in Crimea for the crimes committed prior to the occupation, are serving sentences in Russia
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
First prisoner of conscience appears in Ukraine for five years
He was accused of accused of "treason" and "obstructing the legitimate activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine"
Disappearances of people in Crimea investigated ineffectively – human rights activists
There is no effective investigation into cases of suspected enforced disappearances in Russian-occupied Crimea
Government publishes action plan on Human Rights Strategy
The document includes 135 provisions that describe the government's measures to protect the human rights in the country
National Bank, Prosecutor General, an MP called ‘thistles of the year’
All the winners will be awarded real dry thistles, which are gathered on Friday, the 13th, at the Poklonna Hill in Kyiv.
New wave of repressions against Crimean Tatars starts in Crimea
The human rights activists mentioned seven cases of repressions against Crimean Tatars in the report for November
Russia tries to paper over case of Ukrainian Litvinov, accused of mass murder in Donbas
The custodial term of Ukrainian Serhiy Litvinov ends on February 20 while there is much controversy in the evidence for two cases.
20,000 victims is price of Roma people Holocaust in Ukraine
August 3, the representatives of the Roma community from Kyiv, Odesa, and Chernihiv commemorated the victims of the Roma people Holocaust in the Babyn Yar Kyiv preserve
Ukraine saves Transnistrian journalist from prison
Journalist Sergey Ilchenko, harassed by the Transnistrian security forces, was released after four months in prison. He does not plan to stop criticizing the government of Transnistria and would like to stay and live in Ukraine
OSCE Demands Security Guarantees for Observers
OSCE is ready to increase the number of observers in Donbass provided that they get safety guarantees
Front Line Defenders Report on the Persecution of Human Rights Defenders
Over 130 human rights defenders (HRDs) were killed or died in detention in the first ten months of 2014
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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
