Events

Journalists got acquainted with the practice of covering elections in European countries. The standards by which European journalism lives and works are based on international acts, such as the European Convention on Human Rights and mechanisms developed by the Council of Europe, PACE and the UN. Mr. Lucber paid much attention to Recommendation No. R (99) 15 of the Council…

The training consisted of three modules: The first – introduction: general information on the Ukraine-EU action plan and a general overview of cooperation in the field of human rights, reported by the project coordinator Vadym Pyvovarov, UHHRU. The second – freedom of peaceful assembly, was conducted by Volodymyr Chemeris, member of the Board of UHHRU and the Institute “Respublika” (Kyiv).…

We, the public organizations Committee of Voters of Ukraine, Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Europe XXI Foundation, Internews-Ukraine, Equal Opportunities Committee and Common Space Association, announce the public initiative “Fair Elections” with the aim of activating civil society to facilitate the holding of democratic elections to the Verkhovna Rada and local councils in 2006. We see the following challenges and problems in…

After our publication, the terror against the owners of the house by the executive service, thank God, has ended. But the torture of the self-proclaimed tsar, Gubareva O.M. is only gaining momentum. Last week, the owner of the house, Tsarenko Lyudmil a Mikhailovna a, turned to us in despair, who complained about constant night visits and threats from the mouth…

The “Koval case” is a case of torture in the police. It has been dragging on for 5 years. The case is now closed, then reopened. To date, the pre-trial investigation has not yet been completed. During this time, Mr. Koval was supported not only by the Ukrainian but also by the international human rights movement, in particular the international…

The book presents the palette of political parties in Chernihiv region, tracks the main trends in the development of political life in the region for the period January – October 2005. The publication of data on monitoring political processes that took place in Chernihiv region is intended to draw the attention of political parties to the problems of voters and…

UNHCR Representative Dmytro Plechko emphasized the urgency of the problem of refugees and asylum seekers in the world, spoke about the role of UNHCR in protecting refugees, and discussed the principles of non-refoulement and forced return of asylum seekers. The culmination of his speech was the viewing of a film about UNHCR’s activities in the world called “Global VIEW 2004”.…