Events

Public activists will contribute to the protection of the rights of refugees and asylum seekers

On February 4-5, 2017, the Human Rights Educational House in Chernihiv hosted a training course “Protection of the Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Ukraine” for public activists and lawyers who work or plan to work with refugees and asylum seekers.

The trainers of the event were experts from the Right to Protection Charity Foundation and practicing lawyers

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In Chernihiv, displaced persons and local residents learned how to start their own business

On January 17-18 and 24-25, 2017, trainings on self-employment and business development were held in Chernihiv. The participants were internally displaced persons from Donetsk, Luhansk regions and Crimea living in Chernihiv region, as well as representatives of the local community.

The event was attended by both those who have already started their business and have been working as private entrepreneurs…

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Training for activists “Protection of the rights of refugees and asylum seekers”

The selection of participants for the training “Protection of the Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Ukraine” is announced for Ukrainian public activists and lawyers working with refugees and asylum seekers. The training is organized by the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights in cooperation with the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union with financial support from…

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“The problems of displaced people are not decreasing,” – Volodymyr Vynogradov, lawyer of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights

In the city of Lebedyn, Sumy region, on the eve of the New Year holidays, a “Mobile Legal Clinic” was operating as part of the project “Socio-legal protection, livelihoods and emergency support for conflict-affected population groups in southeastern Ukraine”, aimed at protecting those citizens who left their homes in occupied and dangerous territories.

The meeting of the displaced with Volodymyr…

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Employees of local centers for providing legal assistance in the Chernihiv region considered current issues of providing legal assistance to ATO participants

On December 26, 2016, a seminar was held in Chernihiv for employees of local centers for the provision of free secondary legal aid and legal aid bureaus of Chernihiv region on the topic: “Current issues of providing free legal aid to military personnel, participants in the ATO, hostilities and members of their families”.

The event was opened by Olesya Pyrkovska,…

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Chernihiv residents will be asked whether they trust the police

During December 2016, a survey of citizens is being conducted in Chernihiv regarding their satisfaction with the work of the local police. To study the level of public trust in the police in Chernihiv, volunteers of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights, with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation, are offering citizens to fill out…

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Chernihiv police learned about the “Ukrainian sheriffs”

On December 15, 2016, in Chernihiv, as part of the 13th International Traveling Documentary Film Festival on Human Rights Docudays UA, the documentary film “Ukrainian Sheriffs” was presented to the police. The event was attended by both employees of the Main Department of the National Police of the Chernihiv Region and the Patrol Police Department in the city of Chernihiv.…

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