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FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT

According to lawyer Vyacheslav Yakubenko, who represented this case in court: “No one disputes the good intentions of the deputies: to overcome juvenile delinquency and child alcoholism in the region. But this is not a basis for

violating the constitutional right of citizens to freedom of movement. After all, according to Article 2 of the Law of Ukraine “On Freedom…

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LEGAL AID FOR CONVICTS

During the month, convicts are introduced to changes in civil, criminal, and penal legislation. A series of lectures on various areas of law is held, and convicts are admitted on legal issues. Convicts are provided with primary and secondary legal assistance.

They are provided with information on the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine concerning guarantees of fundamental rights of…

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN BELARUS

Among the topics discussed during the seminar: implementation of human rights norms and decisions at the international and national levels, international forms of dispute resolution, protection of the right to fair justice, combating torture, cruel, inhuman and other treatment degrading human dignity, the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, etc.

Given the fact that the Republic of Belarus…

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PUBLIC HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER

2. Provision of legal aid

The majority of people contact the public reception directly on reception days (every Mon., Tue.,

Wed.,

Thu. from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Consultations are provided in the majority – orally, but there are also cases of written consultations (namely for applicants who apply in writing). The majority of people who contact the reception are…

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PUBLIC CONTROL OVER THE COMPLIANCE OF THE RIGHTS OF CONVICTS

Much has been done to organize and conduct cultural and educational work in the city’s correctional institutions, to create appropriate conditions for the detention of convicts. The commission’s work plan on this issue has been fully implemented.

Members of the supervisory commission personally received convicts in correctional institutions, considered their applications, made decisions on them, and provided legal advice, for…

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PUBLIC COUNCIL ON HUMAN RIGHTS

For each fact of identified deficiencies, an instruction is sent to the regional municipal executive authority, deadlines are set for eliminating the identified deficiencies, and official inspections are carried out.

At the beginning of 2009, members of the Public Council, together with the leadership of the Department of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Chernihiv region, received citizens.

Together with…

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MOBILE HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS

5 public order protection points in Chernihiv were visited. All the remarks that were revealed during these inspections were set out by the Assistant Minister in a letter to the Head of the Chernihiv MV of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Chernihiv region for response. The response of the Head of the Chernihiv MV Parfentiev V.M. regarding…

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