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Nadiya Savchenko to refuse even water after sentence is passed
Savchenko demands a fair trial and return to Ukraine.
Constitutional Court starts to consider constitutional amendments on judiciary
The hearing is attended by 13 judges
High Council of Justice dismisses 276 judges in Crimea
The judges were dismissed for violation of the oath
Parliament passes law on denationalization of media as amended by Poroshenko
The Parliament voted the bill down three times, but the lawmakers finally gave the required number of votes.
Qualification Commission not considers ban on recording court hearing to be violation
The judge of Shostka District Court demanded that the journalist filed a motion to record the open court hearing with voice recorder
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.
Deaf Ukrainians ask the government to grant special status for sign language
The relevant law should be elaborated and passed to do that.
Ukraine expands acceptance of ICC jurisdiction
Victims now have an opportunity to access justice for heinous crimes they have suffered
The New Ukrainian Law on Local Elections deprives migrants off their right to vote
The new law on local elections deprived migrants off their right to vote on October’s elections
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
Ukrainian Lawyers in the United States Support Feygin
Members of the Ukrainian American Bar Association (UABA) supported Nadiya Savchenko’s lawyer, Mark Feygin, who is being inspected by Russia's Investigative Committee on accusations of extremism
UN Human Rights Committee Bombards Russia with “Crimean” Questions
During its session in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Committee has presented Russia with a number of questions about human rights violations in the annexed Crimea
Activists Will Remind Us about the Occupation of Crimea
Civic organizations have planned a series of events commemorating the anniversary of Crimea’s occupation by Russia
Amnesty Calls for World Leaders to Confront Conflicts
Amnesty calls for global action including renouncement of veto rights by five permanent members of UN Security Council in situations of mass atrocities.
Columns
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
