Council of Europe Istanbul Convention

Attacks on LGBT-activists in Ukraine remain unpunished – human rights defenders
News - 16 June 2017

Attacks on LGBT-activists in Ukraine remain unpunished – human rights defenders

Before the Equality March in Kyiv, human rights defenders draw attention to the menacing situation with activists who advocate for the rights of the LGBT-community in Ukraine: a number of attacks on activists and their offices, threats, beatings were recorded three years after the Euromaidan. None of these cases has been effectively investigated and the […]

Not all judges know how to punish for domestic violence
News - 07 June 2017

Not all judges know how to punish for domestic violence

The expert named the current measures of response to domestic violence and commented on their effectiveness

Activists handed over thousands of signatures for ratifying the Istanbul Convention to the deputies
News - 16 May 2017

Activists handed over thousands of signatures for ratifying the Istanbul Convention to the deputies

Transfer was preceded by a theatrical performance

One year as a General Prosecutor: Eight Lutsenko’s major failures
Articles - 15 May 2017

One year as a General Prosecutor: Eight Lutsenko’s major failures

On May 12 it will be a year since Yuriy Lutsenko was appointed to the post of the General Prosecutor. During this time, he never became the person who could reform the law enforcement agencies

Now without pandering. Does the Council of Churches bless domestic violence?
News - 24 March 2017

Now without pandering. Does the Council of Churches bless domestic violence?

The position of the Council of Churches deserves to be condemned. In fact institution of family is threatened by domestic violence

FSB forced the Crimean Tatar to dig his own grave in order to testify against “Hizb ut-Tahrir”
News - 16 March 2017

FSB forced the Crimean Tatar to dig his own grave in order to testify against “Hizb ut-Tahrir”

The detention was not registered in the FSB Department

Council of Churches on the Istanbul Convention: promotes same-sex relationships in schools
News - 07 March 2017

Council of Churches on the Istanbul Convention: promotes same-sex relationships in schools

Remarks of religious figures to the Istanbul Convention are that this document for the first time at the international level distorts the understanding of the concept of “gender”

During #ConventionAsPresent event deputies were asked to give everyone protection from violence (photo)
News - 14 February 2017

During #ConventionAsPresent event deputies were asked to give everyone protection from violence (photo)

Similar events are also conducted today in Zaporizhia, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Odessa and Kharkiv

Militants are keeping captives in colony of Makiivka
News - 13 February 2017

Militants are keeping captives in colony of Makiivka

Herashchenko called such conditions of detention of prisoners of war unacceptable

Two members of the SBI committee must be replaced – Nayem
News - 16 December 2016

Two members of the SBI committee must be replaced – Nayem

Deputy prepares a crime report

Crimean media inciting ethnic hatred using hate speech
Columns - 09 December 2016

Crimean media inciting ethnic hatred using hate speech

It seemed like a banal situation which, unfortunately, sometimes happens with drunken visitors...

Amendment on employment non-discrimination not affects issues of marriage, family – Poroshenko
News - 10 November 2015

Amendment on employment non-discrimination not affects issues of marriage, family – Poroshenko

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has called on the Parliament to pass the law prohibiting employment discrimination.