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Right to arms: between freedom, life and death
Articles - 06 November 2015

Right to arms: between freedom, life and death

The Maidan protests, the annexation of Crimea, the military conflict in Donbas have made the Ukrainian society think about the right to self-defense and the firearm permit.

About 1.4 million IDPs fail to vote
News - 26 October 2015

About 1.4 million IDPs fail to vote

Ukraine has lost face because of the MPs who did not allow the IDPs to vote in local elections, Olha Aivazovska said.

Even judges obstruct investigating Maidan cases – Prosecutor General’s Office
News - 20 October 2015

Even judges obstruct investigating Maidan cases – Prosecutor General’s Office

The Prosecutor General's Office opened criminal proceedings over challenge of the investigator in the case of illegal persecution of Maidan activists

Activists demand mechanism to correct judicial mistakes in life-termer cases
News - 06 October 2015

Activists demand mechanism to correct judicial mistakes in life-termer cases

The activists demandув that MPs adopt the bill to correct judicial mistakes in life-termer cases

Journalists not hope authorities will protect their rights
News - 17 September 2015

Journalists not hope authorities will protect their rights

The fallen media members were commemorated on the Independence Square in Kyiv.

Ukraine’s Parliament amends date of start of Crimea’s temporary occupation
News - 16 September 2015

Ukraine’s Parliament amends date of start of Crimea’s temporary occupation

Differences in the dates of temporary occupation create uncertainties in the legal field

Two more National Guard soldiers, wounded in clashes near Parliament on Aug 31, died
News - 01 September 2015

Two more National Guard soldiers, wounded in clashes near Parliament on Aug 31, died

Two more National Guard soldiers, wounded in the clashes near the Ukraine’s Parliament on August 31, died it the hospital today

Issue of permit for prisoners to enter Ukraine from DPR not solved yet
News - 25 August 2015

Issue of permit for prisoners to enter Ukraine from DPR not solved yet

About one hundred people have come from the uncontrolled territory to the Ukrainian checkpoints as of now

News - 10 June 2015

Ukraine Informs the Council of Europe about Departures from Human Rights Convention

The text of the official notice by Ukraine is available on the website of the Council of Europe

Step forward: A Social Video about IDPs
Articles - 27 May 2015

Step forward: A Social Video about IDPs

"It is us who can be the change we wish to see in other people," state the creators of a new social video about IDPs

News - 14 May 2015

Rada Decides on Tougher Punishments for Crimes against Journalists

It was voted for by 240 deputies

Verkhovna Rada Votes in Favor of Wartime Powers
News - 12 May 2015

Verkhovna Rada Votes in Favor of Wartime Powers

The military command and the local administrations have the right to establish a regime of enhanced protection of critical facilities, to introduce labor service for able-bodied persons, etc

Parliament Sets Timeline for Inspections of Humanitarian Aid
News - 12 May 2015

Parliament Sets Timeline for Inspections of Humanitarian Aid

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted, without alterations, a bill which allows for a maximum of seven days for the registration of documents for the inspection and passage of humanitarian aid

Crimean Tatars Not Allowed to Gather on Anniversary of Deportation
News - 08 May 2015

Crimean Tatars Not Allowed to Gather on Anniversary of Deportation

The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people is planning to gather five thousand people at the memorial rally on May 18 in Simferopol

FSB behind Dzhemilev’s Ban on Entrance to Crimea
News - 22 April 2015

FSB behind Dzhemilev’s Ban on Entrance to Crimea

The decision to ban the leader of the Crimean Tatar people from entry to the peninsula was made by the FSB (Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation). The FSB has noted the paperwork of the respective resolution is missing

FSB detain another Crimean journalist
News - 09 April 2015

FSB detain another Crimean journalist

Tatyana Guchakova, former deputy chief editor of Black Sea News has been taken away by FSB officers in Yalta after a 10-hour search of her home

Audio recording with threats to Cherkasy judge on ‘Firtash case’ released
News - 27 March 2015

Audio recording with threats to Cherkasy judge on ‘Firtash case’ released

An audio recording with threats of Head of the Court of Appeal Volodymyr Babenko to judge Serhiy Bondarenko appeared on the web

Experts not Satisfied with Poroshenko’s Judicial Reform
Articles - 04 March 2015

Experts not Satisfied with Poroshenko’s Judicial Reform

The law “On Ensuring the Right to a Fair Trial” leaves in place levers to influence the judicial branch