persecution

Court allowed for Ukraine to expel refugee, who faces persecution for political beliefs in Tajikistan
News - 23 December 2016

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
News - 19 April 2016

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
News - 31 March 2016

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
News - 30 March 2016

‘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
News - 28 March 2016

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
News - 24 March 2016

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
News - 23 March 2016

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
News - 22 March 2016

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
News - 25 February 2016

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
News - 24 February 2016

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
News - 29 December 2015

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’
News - 10 December 2015

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
News - 01 December 2015

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
News - 23 November 2015

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
Articles - 04 August 2015

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
News - 27 July 2015

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
News - 08 June 2015

OSCE Demands Security Guarantees for Observers

OSCE is ready to increase the number of observers in Donbass provided that they get safety guarantees

News - 02 April 2015

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