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How the Ukrainian justice system deals with international crimes
Articles - 28 December 2023

How the Ukrainian justice system deals with international crimes

As of December 2023, the Office of the Prosecutor General had already registered more than 120,000 international crimes committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion alone. Such violations are recorded by government agencies and Ukrainian non-governmental organizations, international observers, investigators, and human rights defenders. All of them emphasize that the crimes known today are only the tip […]

Falling back. Mentions of sexual orientation removed from the draft of Labor Code
News - 20 March 2017

Falling back. Mentions of sexual orientation removed from the draft of Labor Code

On March 15, LGBT representatives and representatives of the human rights organizations were not allowed to participate in the meeting

President authorized for military officers to break contracts prematurely
News - 04 January 2017

President authorized for military officers to break contracts prematurely

The retirement is possible if the duration of the contract was extended beyond the deadlines of the announcement of demobilization and for those military personnel who have served at least 18 months from the date of its renewal

Crimean prosecutor’s office threatens to punish Ukrainians for participation in events dedicated to Independence Day
News - 23 August 2016

Crimean prosecutor’s office threatens to punish Ukrainians for participation in events dedicated to Independence Day

Activist of the Ukrainian Cultural Center of Crimea received a warning notice from the prosecutor of Simferopol

Government plans to legalize same-sex civil partnership
News - 11 March 2016

Government plans to legalize same-sex civil partnership

The bill is planned to be elaborated in the second quarter of 2017

Book about unjust annexation of Crimea presented in Moscow
News - 21 October 2015

Book about unjust annexation of Crimea presented in Moscow

The book covers unlawfulness of annexation of the peninsula.

Russia starts transferring detained activists from Crimea
News - 13 October 2015

Russia starts transferring detained activists from Crimea

Euromaidan activist Kostenko was taken to Russia without the chance to meet with his relatives.

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

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