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• Topics / Against torture and ill-treatment
Two militiamen beat an imam in Alushta
26.10.2004
Press release of the Kharkov group for human rights protection in the connection with the International Day of the UNO in the support of the victims of torture
20.10.2004
On 25 June 2004 the Kharkov group for human rights protection conducted the press conference devoted to the International Day of the UNO in the support of the victims of torture.
Seminar for judges of the Kharkov oblast “Protection from the misuses of powers during criminal investigation: domestic court practices in the context of international obligations of Ukraine»
20.10.2004
On 6-7 May 2004 the Kharkov group for human rights protection the seminar “Protection from the misuses of powers during criminal investigation: domestic court practices in the context of international obligations of Ukraine» for judges of the Kharkov oblast. The seminar was held in the framework of the project “Campaign against torture and cruel treatment in Ukraine”
Bodily injuries were inflicted on legal ground, to refuse the medical aid
20.10.2004
A man, who was beaten during the detention by the officers of the Severodonetsk town militia directorate on 10 June 2004 and is kept until now in the Rubezhnoye preliminary prison, cannot get the medical aid.
General Prosecutors office acknowledged that Goncharov was murdered in the preliminary prison
20.10.2004
According to S. Rudenko, the head of the press-service of the General Prosecutors office, on 13 May the General Prosecutors office instituted the criminal case against the workers of preliminary prison No. 13 after the fact of misuse of powers, which resulted in Goncharovs death.
Letter of the Lugansk branch of the VCU to the head of the Lugansk militia directorate
27.07.2004
The letter by Oleksiy Svetikov, the head of the Lugansk oblast branch of the VCU, to head of the Lugansk militia directorate on the case of Valentin N.
«Gangsters» from the Lugansk militia
27.07.2004
In January 2004 Valentin N., a well-known Lugansk doctor, was detained, beaten and robbed by a militia patrol. The uniformed criminals were punished only after the interference of the head of the militia directorate of the Lugansk oblast.
Training for advocates was held in Sevastopol
27.07.2004
On 23-24 April the Kharkov group for human rights protection, jointly with the Sevastopol human rights protecting group, held the training for Sevastopol advocates “Practices of application of European standards of the protection from torture and the right for freedom in domestic juridical procedures”.
Arbitrary actions of militiamen discredit the entire executive power
09.07.2004
A young man was brutally beaten by drunk militiamen
Letter from Piotr G.Kulinich, Donetsk, 7 February, 1997
22.05.2004
...my son Victor P.Kulinich and his wife Tatiana N.Kulinich were detained by the officers of the region directorate of the MIA...
Letter from Zaporozhska oblast
22.05.2004
Kharkov group for human rights protection conducted in Kharkov the training “Practices of application of the European standards on the protection from torture and the right for liberty in national juridical procedures”
13.04.2004
The training was held on 7-8 February in the framework of the project “Campaign against torture and cruel treatment in Ukraine”.
Yulia Timoshenkos bloc against torture
13.04.2004
MP Oleksandr Turchinov directed the deputys request to General Prosecutor of Ukraine Gennadiy Vasylyev and USS head Igor Smeshko about the application of torture to the members of Komsomol organization of Odessa
Press conference of the Sevastopol human rights protecting group
13.04.2004
The goal of the conference was to tell about the project “The campaign against torture and cruel treatment in Ukraine”, to inform the public about the activities of the entire network during the period of report and to give the opportunity to journalists to communicate with relatives of the victims of cruel treatment.
Militia tortures children!
13.04.2004
Militiamen of the Slavianoserbsk district precinct of the Lugansk oblast illegally detained and tortured two minors. Now the boys are staying in a hospital and the law-enforcers are doing their best to dodge the responsibility.
Prevention of torture and cruel treatment
15.03.2004
The center of the professional aid to the victims of torture was created in the framework of the project "Campaign against torture and cruel treatment". The Center will finance the legal, medical and expert aid to the victims of torture, other forms of cruel treatment and violations of the right for liberty and personal immunity.
Epidemic of torture and cruel treatment during inquiry and investigation
15.03.2004
Application of torture becomes more and more frequent in Ukraine. Fortunately, the power stopped to dissemble this terrible disgrace and tries to fight with it.
The state must investigate the facts of applying torture
15.03.2004
The European Court of human rights took the decisions on two cases against Turkey connected with torture and cruel treatment of the incarcerated. The state was accused of the violation of the European Convention.
Incident in Yaremcha
22.12.2003
Who will protect us from… militia?
22.12.2003
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