Events

Transcarpathian legal aid providers strengthen their capacity to protect the rights of refugees and asylum seekers

On November 15, 2021, a training on the topic “Protection of the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons. International and national standards” was held in Uzhhorod for lawyers and employees of local legal aid centers (LACs) of the Zakarpattia region.

The head of programs of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights

Nadiya Edieva

presented…

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Community Policing: interaction between the police and the community on the basis of partnership. Experience of Chernihiv

Before the Revolution of Dignity, local internal affairs bodies (OABs) were almost not accountable to the community and conducted autonomous activities, guided only by internal instructions and instructions of the police leadership. This led to the emergence of a desire among the population to take care of security on their own, in particular, through the independent self-defense units that were…

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Public activists of Chernihiv region learned about mechanisms for public control over security services

On October 19-20, 2021, a training session “Effective Public Control over the Activities of Law Enforcement Agencies” was held in Chernihiv for public representatives and human rights defenders of the Chernihiv region.

The relevance of the training is related to the ongoing discussion among civil society institutions, including those of the Chernihiv region, regarding appropriate mechanisms for democratic control over…

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Effective counteraction to domestic violence – joint work of security agencies and the public

Region. With the introduction of quarantine restrictions in 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, the number of appeals to the Chernihiv region police regarding domestic violence has increased almost threefold. In addition, the region is one of the most depressed in Ukraine in terms of economic and demographic indicators. Particularly vulnerable categories in this situation are the…

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A forum on the formation of a safe educational space in local communities was held in Chernihiv

On October 6, Chernihiv hosted an educational forum “Forming a Safe Space in the Educational Environment of Local Communities” for social workers, practical psychologists, and school teachers of the Chernihiv region.

The speakers of the event were

Ulyana Dolyniak

, director and trainer of the Center for Trauma Pedagogy, therapist, crisis interventionist, specialist in working with family and institutional forms…

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The history of the formation of the system of public control of security agencies in the Chernihiv region

Chernihiv region is a region with a special history and significant experience in implementing public initiatives in the field of security. But, at the same time, it also has certain specifics, in particular, due to the fact that it is a border region.

Thus, in

2005-2006

the region was one of the first in Ukraine to join the creation of…

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