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MEDIA AND LEGAL EDUCATION OF THE POPULATION

As Viktor Tarasov, Executive Director of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights, and Serhiy Fedus, Head of the Press and Book Publishing Department of the Press and Information Department of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, noted…

COMBATING XENOPHOBIA AND RACISM

Project objectives:

information and human rights activities to combat racism, xenophobia and discrimination;

reduction of crimes and violence against minorities, refugees and migrants;

legal assistance to victims of hate crimes and intolerance;

promoting a change in…

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

As the project manager Viktor Tarasov notes: “It remains very problematic for the state to ensure the protection of human rights at this level, especially in matters of applying to the court. Today, there are many obstacles of an objective…

LEGAL EDUCATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED

The seminars were held within the framework of the project “Legal Assistance to Unemployed Women of Chernihiv” with the support of the Democracy Promotion Foundation of the US Embassy in Ukraine, which is aimed at developing equal conditions for men…

PUBLIC HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER

2. Provision of legal aid

The majority of people contact the public reception directly on reception days (every Mon., Tue.,

Wed.,

Thu. from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Consultations are provided in the majority of cases – orally, but there…

PUBLIC CONTROL IN PENITENTIARY INSTITUTIONS

In its activities, the Supervisory Commission is guided by the Constitution of Ukraine, the Criminal and Executive Code of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine “On Local Self-Government” and other legislative acts. The Commission consists of 17 people, of whom: 6…

PROTECTION OF LANDOWNERS’ RIGHTS

In particular, the project provides for legal education among peasant landowners; holding public hearings on access to justice and protection of land ownership rights; holding training seminars for civil servants and public organizations of Chernihiv region on national and international…

STATEMENT BY HUMAN RIGHTS ACTORS

Over the past two years, the Committee for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its office have been subject to regular attacks by representatives of extremist and neo-Nazi groups, who, due to the government’s connivance, have developed…

RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

In particular, Klaus Wolken, head of programs at the International Organization for Migration, told the seminar participants about the readmission procedure between Ukraine and the EU, and provided statistical data on the number of returned persons over the past three…

LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED

The Director of the Chernihiv City Employment Center, Oleksandr Zevchenko, welcomed the opening of the Center for Legal Assistance for Unemployed Women. He noted that recently there have been more and more cases of violation of labor legislation, especially by…