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Iryna Gerashchenko: Donbas militants ‘torture children with public video recorded interrogations’
News - 14 September 2016

Iryna Gerashchenko: Donbas militants ‘torture children with public video recorded interrogations’

Gerashchenko sent a letter to the OSCE and UNICEF with a request to urgently check the information claiming that militants detained a group of teenagers

UN report: At least one person executed, ten abducted in occupied Crimea
News - 15 July 2016

UN report: At least one person executed, ten abducted in occupied Crimea

OHCHR has reasons to believe that victims were abducted or deprived of their liberty by the de facto authorities of Crimea, or with their authorization, support or acquiescence

Former Ukraine’s Constitutional Court judge: Constitution cannot be amended under conditions of martial law
News - 09 June 2016

Former Ukraine’s Constitutional Court judge: Constitution cannot be amended under conditions of martial law

Former judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Viktor Shyshkin describes the constitutional amendments voting day as "Black Thursday"

Donbas appears on mental map of Ukraine more often than Crimea – journalist
News - 30 May 2016

Donbas appears on mental map of Ukraine more often than Crimea – journalist

Ukrainian journalists are now more likely to write about Donbas, rather than about Crimea, forgetting that the war started in the peninsula

U.S. Department of State criticizes Ukraine for corruption and human rights violations
News - 14 April 2016

U.S. Department of State criticizes Ukraine for corruption and human rights violations

Ukraine suffers from corruption in the prosecutor's offices and the judiciary as well as insufficient administration of justice

Poklonskaya suspends activities of Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people
News - 14 April 2016

Poklonskaya suspends activities of Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people

Prosecutor of the Russian occupation authorities in Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya issued an order to suspend the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars

Prosecutor General’s Office wants to look for American money at Anti-Corruption Action Center
News - 26 March 2016

Prosecutor General’s Office wants to look for American money at Anti-Corruption Action Center

The Anti-Corruption Action Center views this criminal proceeding as an excuse to launch the criminal prosecution of its staff, who has publicly criticized the work of the Prosecutor General's Office leadership

White House hires first transgender member of staff
News - 19 August 2015

White House hires first transgender member of staff

Raffi Freedman-Gurspan started working as an outreach and recruitment director for presidential staff on Tuesday

Person with disability to play lead role in Ukrainian film
News - 28 July 2015

Person with disability to play lead role in Ukrainian film

The Other feature film is a psychological drama describing the problems of a person with disability

Resolution on Savchenko’s Release Referred to United States House of Representatives
News - 24 April 2015

Resolution on Savchenko’s Release Referred to United States House of Representatives

The text of the resolution states that the Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko was captured on Ukrainian territory and illegally transferred to Russia. The international community was called on to aggressively support efforts to release Savchenko and others