Ukraine's Parliament

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

Flashmob: Crimea Is Ukraine
Articles - 02 March 2015

Flashmob: Crimea Is Ukraine

On Saturday, February 28th, about two hundred activists took part in the flashmob "Crimea is Ukraine" in the center of Kyiv

Parliament Decides on Hague Tribunal Jurisdiction
News - 04 February 2015

Parliament Decides on Hague Tribunal Jurisdiction

Parliament Decides on Hague Tribunal Jurisdiction

Ukraine Has its Head in the Sand on Rome Statute
Articles - 02 February 2015

Ukraine Has its Head in the Sand on Rome Statute

On January 2, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) proclaimed that Ukraine must not ratify the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) until Russia does the same.

Announcements - 21 January 2015

War is not an excuse for dictatorship: Human rights defenders warn of danger of “12 August laws”

Human rights defenders will compare the laws passed by Parliament on August 12th and the so-called “dictatorship laws” that were passed on January 16th under the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych

Human Rights Advocate: “Red Cross” as a Tool in Information Warfare
News - 15 January 2015

Human Rights Advocate: “Red Cross” as a Tool in Information Warfare

Her comment was in reference to recent events where the Moscow Red Cross submitted a statement to The Hague regarding the alleged crimes of Ukrainian authorities in the ATO