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Ukrainian police to register signs of intolerance in offence
This refers to discrimination based on race, national origin, religion or belief
‘LPR’ militants capture Ivano-Frankivsk journalist, record video where she confesses to being SBU agent
The editorial staff believes that the journalist was forced to defame herself
Number of attacks on journalists grows in May
IMI is observing a tendency to a slight decrease in the number of attacks on journalists and cases of precluding journalistic activity compared to the same period in 2015
Russian woman sentenced to correctional tasks for criticism of police
Russia’s Taganrog City Court sentenced local resident Yelizaveta Tsvetkova to a year of correctional tasks for spreading leaflets criticizing the police
Ukraine plans to open police academy
Ukraine plans to open the police academy. Its recruits will serve in the patrol police
National Police to create database of drug addicts – activists
The National Police of Ukraine is going to create a database of people, who are registered in the drug addiction treatment facilities
Occupation authorities ban Tatars from holding events on deportation day
Regional Mejlises in Crimea are denied holding mourning events on the anniversary of deportation of the Crimean Tatars on May 18
Ukraine should investigate deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 – expert
Ukraine should conduct a criminal investigation into the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944
Parliament blocking best amendments to law on access to public information
The amendments, elaborated to improve the Law of Ukraine "On Access to Public Information", is being blocked by the Verkhovna Rada
Head of District Administrative Court of Kyiv says police certification is unlawful
Chairman of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv Pavlo Vovk says that certification of police officers following their acceptance into service is unlawful
Online service for district police officers planned to be launched in Kyiv
The online services aimed at the interaction between community and police are planned to be launched in Kyiv
Yanukovych-era restrictions on peaceful assemblies return – expert
The practice of injunctions against the mass events to the indefinite number of persons on an extensive area returns to Ukraine
Ombudsperson receives 359 complaints about discrimination last year
In 2015, the Ukrainian Parliament Human Rights Commissioner received 359 complaints about discrimination
International hybrid tribunal as response to total impunity
Human rights activist Oleksandra Matviychuk tells about things which should be paid attention to when choosing the model of a hybrid international tribunal for Ukraine
World community cannot protect Crimean Tatars from repressions – Chubarov
The international community cannot protect Crimean Tatars, who have been harassed by Russia on the occupied peninsula
Poklonskaya files lawsuit to ban Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people
Prosecutor of the Russian occupying authorities in Crimea Natalya Poklonskaya has filed a lawsuit to the Russian Supreme Court of Crimea with the request to ban the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people
Qualification Commission to consider complaint about ‘madness’ of Cherkasy judge Bondarenko
The lawyer of the judge draws attention to the violation of the secrecy of the deliberations room
80% of senior Kyiv police officials fired – Dekanoidze
13% among all employees were dismissed in Kyiv, 19% were dismissed in the region
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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
Liberia demands Russia immediately halt aggression and restore Crimea to Ukraine
