Events

Deputies of the Kyptivska United Territorial Community of the Kozeletsk District adopted the Program for Providing Free Legal Aid to the Community Population for 2016-2018

On June 15, 2016, in order to ensure access to free legal aid to citizens living in rural areas of the Kozeletsk district, the director of the Chernihiv local center for the provision of free secondary legal aid, Volodymyr Bobruyko, took part in the seventh meeting of the session of deputies of the seventh convocation of the Kyptivska united territorial…

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ANNOUNCEMENT: XII All-Ukrainian School of Human Rights in Chernihiv

The All-Ukrainian School of Human Rights for Young Activists once again opens its doors to young Ukrainians who want to expand their knowledge of human rights and civic activism, learn about the best practices of human rights advocacy, communicate with activists from all over Ukraine, as well as international experts, and simply have fun in the company of like-minded people.…

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Nizhyn discussed how to integrate primary and secondary free legal aid in the south of Chernihiv region

On June 8, 2016, a roundtable meeting was held in Nizhyn on the topic: “Cooperation between local governments, executive authorities with local centers for the provision of free secondary legal aid and public organizations to ensure the organization of the provision of free secondary legal aid in communities.”

The event was attended by the director of the Regional Center for…

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Representatives of local communities in Chernihiv region are being trained on how to facilitate the provision of free legal aid

A seminar “Organization of a system for providing free legal aid in local communities” was held in Chernihiv for the heads and secretaries of village and settlement councils of the Chernihiv region. The main topic of the event was to familiarize local community leaders with the possibilities of implementing mechanisms to provide their residents with affordable legal aid.

During the…

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Representatives of the Ombudsman visited the Chernihiv Geriatric Nursing Home

On June 3, 2016, the regional coordinator for public relations of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Commissioner for Human Rights in Chernihiv region, Alla Lepekha, together with the monitor of the National Preventive Mechanism, head of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights, Viktor Tarasov, visited the Chernihiv geriatric boarding house.

Given the tragedy that occurred at…

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Communities in the north of Chernihiv region organize a system of providing free legal aid

A roundtable discussion was held in the city of Mena, Chernihiv region, on cooperation between local governments, local centers for the provision of legal aid and public organizations to ensure access to legal aid in local communities.

The event, which took place on May 31, 2016, was attended by the Director of the Regional Center for Free Secondary Legal Aid…

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A training on the problems of legal protection of internally displaced persons was held in Chernihiv

On May 28-29, 2016, the Human Rights Educational House in Chernihiv hosted a training session called “Legal Mechanisms for the Protection of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons.” The training was organized by the All-Ukrainian Coalition for Legal Aid within the framework of the project “Protecting the Rights of IDPs in Ukraine – Legal Aid, Information Campaigns, and Digital Tools”…

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