Ukraine's Parliament
A fire on Inter channel will be investigated as a terrorism act, court decision states
The court satisfied the appeal of the limited liability company “National information systems
Ukraine’s Parliament dismisses several judges for breaking oath
The decision was preceded by intense discussion
President Poroshenko submits to Parliament draft law on High Council of Public Justice
The new body will be able to appoint and dismiss judges
Ukrainian Interior Minister wants to introduce ‘presumption of rightness’ for police
The Interior Ministry of Ukraine will submit to the Parliament a bill on "presumption of rightness for the police officers"
Trials of political prisoners in Crimea should be covered by foreign journalists – Crimean journalist
If the local media are afraid to do this...
Ukrainian Deputy Information Policy Minister tells OSCE forum participants about information ‘ghetto’ in occupied territories
More than 300 violations of the freedom of speech have occurred in the occupied territories
Chairman of Court of Appeals of Cherkasy region Volodymyr Babenko submits resignation
Lawyer Roman Maselko calls on MPs not to vote for his resignation
Ukrainian Parliament refuses to strengthen Security Service’s powers in IT area
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has refused to adopt in the first reading a bill to strengthen the responsibility for violations in the field of information security and cyber crimes
Ukraine’s Deputy Minister for Occupied Territories: Militants use prisoners as ‘labor army’ in occupied territories
It is referred to about several thousand people
Ukrainian Justice Ministry wants to oblige NGOs to pay more
The Justice Ministry of Ukraine has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill that would oblige the non-profit organizations to make additional financial costs
Activists call on Parliament to appoint competition for 10% of judges
The activists have called on the Ukrainian Parliament to reject resolutions on the election of 762 judges for an indefinite term
Draft law on amnesty in 2016 should be reviewed – human rights activists
Article 2 of the law on amnesty in 2016 requires careful revision and change
Ukrainian Parliament Speaker: Amendments to simplify removal of parliamentary immunity being prepared
Now the rules stipulate a long procedure for removing the parliamentary immunity and granting permission for arrest of an MP, which gives a lawmaker the opportunity to leave Ukraine
Council of Europe concerned over violation of rights of IDPs in Ukraine
Council of Europe asks Ukrainian authorities to solve the problems of internally displaced persons in compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights
Ukrainian Parliament passes law on amnesty of ATO fighters
This refers to convicted participants of anti-terrorist operations, who didn’t commit felonies
Ukrainian Parliament repeatedly dismisses judge of Constitutional Court who gave Yanukovych dictatorial powers
This time he was dismissed due to reaching the age of 65
Relatives of ‘unlawfully sentenced’ Ukrainian citizens to go on hunger strike near Parliament
Ukrainian Parliament does not want to introduce the mechanism for correcting judicial mistakes, say relatives of convicts
Ukrainian constitutional amendments related to judiciary officially published
The document is a part of package of judicial reform, within which MPs have already approved new version of the law on judicial system and status of judges
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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
