Events

Employment centers of Chernihiv region will promote labor rights of displaced women

On February 17-18, 2016, a training session “Gender Equality in the Sphere of Labor Relations in Ukraine, Peculiarities of Respecting the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons” was held for employees of district employment centers and public activists of Chernihiv region.

The training was organized by the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights with the assistance…

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For internally displaced persons – strengthening guarantees of respect for rights and freedoms

At a meeting of the press club “Business Word” on February 4, 2016, they talked about protecting the rights of internally displaced persons. Advisor to the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine on IDPs in Chernihiv region Nadiya Ediyeva announced changes in the legislation regarding strengthening the guarantees of the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons.

The changes came…

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Human rights activists help displaced women exercise their labor rights

The All-Ukrainian Coalition for Legal Aid has launched a program to promote economic activity and protect labor rights of displaced women in 4 pilot regions of Ukraine, including Chernihiv Oblast.

In January 2016, the President of Ukraine signed a law on strengthening guarantees of the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons. However, the problems of the majority of internally…

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In 2015, more than 1,000 citizens received free legal assistance at the public reception center of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights.

In 2015, the public reception of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights continued to work actively within the framework of the network of legal receptions of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union for Human Rights (UHHRU) in Chernihiv and Chernihiv region.

In 2015, the office of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights, during field…

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Representatives of the Ombudsman checked the state of human rights compliance in the Pryluky correctional colony

On December 15, 2015, as part of the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism, a monitoring group consisting of the regional coordinator for public relations of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights in Chernihiv region Alla Lepekha and the head of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights Viktor Tarasov checked the observance of the rights…

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Residents of Chernihiv region will be asked whether they trust judges

During December 2015, all courts of the Chernihiv region are conducting a survey of visitors regarding their satisfaction with the work of the courts using special anonymous questionnaires.

The Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights has launched the project “Public Survey of Citizen Satisfaction with the Quality of the Functioning of the Courts of the Chernihiv Region…

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Round table “Modern challenges of ensuring human rights in Ukraine”

On December 9, 2015, a round table meeting “Modern Challenges of Ensuring Human Rights in Ukraine” was held in the city of Chernihiv at the Educational and Methodological Center of Trade Unions.

The round table was initiated and held by the Federation of Trade Union Organizations of Chernihiv Oblast and the Adult Education Center “Perspektiva” of the National Center of…

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