Events

The state owes 37 million hryvnias to Chernihiv “children of war”

Tens of thousands of residents of Chernihiv region over the age of 67 are waiting for the bailiff service to execute the court decisions to recover in their favor the amounts of pension supplements from persons who have the social status of “children of war”. The total amount as of March 1, 2013, which they should receive is UAH 37,406,105.52.…

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Entrepreneurs of Chernihiv region must become more active in protecting their rights

As human rights organizations note, the situation with respect for business rights in the state, especially at the level of small communities, is difficult. In practice, small entrepreneurs feel completely unprotected. Tax pressure, corruption, raiding, and the constant threat of destruction by big business have become the norm for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs.

Mass protests by small and medium-sized businesses…

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Analysis of legal assistance provided by the ChGKZHR to citizens in 2012

During 2012, 501 people, 189 of whom were men and 312 were women, applied to the public reception of the Chernihiv Public Committee for Human Rights Protection (CHPCHR) for free legal assistance on various issues. In total, these people received more than 420 consultations from lawyers.

An analysis of these applications shows that residents of the Chernihiv region were most…

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In Chernihiv region, unconstitutional decisions of the city council that restrict the right to freedom of peaceful assembly are being appealed

In the Chernihiv region, a court is considering an illegal decision of the Executive Committee of the Mensk City Council “On determining places for holding mass events”.

As part of the “For a Peaceful Protest!” Initiative, the head of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights Viktor Tarasov demands the abolition of regulatory legal acts that restrict…

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The Center for Legal Protection of Entrepreneurs operates in Chernihiv

The Center operates on the basis of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights with the support of the Rule of Law program of the International Renaissance Foundation.

According to the head of the Center, Viktor Tarasov: “Relations with regulatory and law enforcement agencies, lack of regulation of tax legislation, problems with the implementation of one’s own…

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On the work of the Public Council under the Department of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Chernihiv region and mobile groups in 2012

In May 2012, a plan of joint activities of the Chernihiv Oblast Internal Affairs Department and the Public Council under the Department of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Chernihiv Oblast was agreed upon for 2012, including participation in the work of “round tables”, training seminars, and other events, and a schedule of visits and the composition of mobile groups…

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General plans of Chernihiv cities are unavailable

Of the 16 cities of regional and district significance of Chernihiv region, none of them have general plans available to the public. This opinion was reached by representatives of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights and the Mayu Pravo Non-Governmental Organization, having completed monitoring the official websites of cities of regional and district significance of Chernihiv…

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