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Party of the Regions plans afoot to ban foreign sponsorship of NGOs
21.04.2011
The Party of the Regions wants to draw up a draft bill aimed at imposing control over the funding of civic organizations in Ukraine. Analysts warn that such a law would put an end to any chance of Ukraine joining the EU
International Renaissance Foundation refutes “irresponsible” remarks about non-existent threat
13.04.2011
Statement in response to the extraordinary suggestion made by the Head of the Party of the Regions faction in parliament, O. Yefremov that a scenario similar to that in Northern Africa is being set in motion in Ukraine on money from IRF’s founder, George Soros
Human Rights Watch 2009 Report
20.01.2010
"Despite some improvements, Ukraines overall human rights record remains poor, with torture and ill-treatment in detention still commonplace. Hostility to asylum seekers, hate attacks on ethnic minorities, and Ukraines staggering HIV/AIDS epidemic are problems that the government still fails to address effectively"
Thistle of the Year – 2009 dishonours announced
10.12.2009
The laureates for this anything but prestigious award to the worst human rights violators in 2009 include the Supreme Court, the Minister and Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Expert Commission for the Protection of Public Morality
Sakharov Prize 2009 awarded to Memorial
22.10.2009
The European Parliaments 2009 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded to Russian civil rights defence organization Memorial, and their three representatives Oleg Orlov, Sergei Kovalev and Lyudmila Alexeyeva, as well as all other human rights defenders in Russia
Civic organizations call on Prime Minister to keep her promises
05.10.2009
They point out non-fulfilment of paragraph one of the Governments Programme regarding adoption of a new version of the Law “On citizens associations” and the blocking of this process by deputies from the BYUT faction
Parliamentarians refuse to consider draft law on civic organizations
24.09.2009
This extraordinary behaviour is in contravention both of parliamentary regulations and of Ukraines international commitments
“Sources of Tolerance” Childrens Camp
04.08.2009
On 9 August over 190 children aged 9-17 from 17 national communities in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova will take part in the opening of the International Inter-ethnic Childrens Camp “Sources of Tolerance”
How long can you stand stil?
07.07.2009
Volodymyr Yavorsky, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, answers questions regarding the human rights situation in 2008
New draft law on civic organizations
26.12.2008
The new draft law tabled recently in parliament has failings which need to be ironed out, but also some positive amendments on the current law
Amnesty Internationals 2008 Report: No cause for celebration
21.06.2008
Amnesty International has published its annual report in this 60th year since the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The title says it all: “Sixty years of human rights failure – governments must apologize and act now”
UHHRU concern over assault on human rights defender
26.05.2008
The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union has issued a statement over the assault on the Coordinator of the Vinnytsa Human Rights Group, Dmytro Groisman, during the night from 23 to 24 May
Volodymyr Yavorsky: People are ready to defend their rights when they believe they can and when they know how
19.02.2008
In this interview, Volodymyr Yavorsky from the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union discusses changes in the human rights situation, whether xenophobia is yet a problem for Ukraine and the human rights movement in general
Volyn Human Rights Group formed
11.02.2008
Its programme is aimed at preventing human rights abuse, fighting corruption, and carrying out effective public control over the work of the law enforcement agencies, as well as raising legal awareness amongst residents of the area
Human rights school for Belarusian activists in Chernihiv
25.12.2007
The course on running civic campaigns and defending human rights was part of a programme run by the Chernihiv Civic Committee for the Protection of Human Rights and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee
The European Court of Human Rights trusts Ukrainian human rights defenders
08.12.2007
Representative of the International Renaissance Foundation Roman Romanov speaks of how the human rights community has developed over the last four years, some of the problems which need to be addressed in the country and plans for the coming year
Legal assistance for NGOs
12.10.2007
A project has been launched to provide legal advice on State registration and relations between civic organizations, religious organizations, trade unions, charities and regulatory bodies
Too much violence on Ukrainian television
24.07.2007
A survey commissioned by La Strada – Ukraine has shown that Ukrainians are most negative about stories which degrade people, as well as films with filthy language. It also found that the fairly high number of people who objected to violence being shown did not include many young people
Amnesty International on human rights problems in Ukraine
24.05.2007
Not surprisingly Ukraine came in for heavy criticism over its illegal deportation in February 2006 of 11 asylum seekers Other problems that AI focuses on include prisoners rights, the high prevalence of tuberculosis in Ukrainian penal institutions, the conditions in pre-trial detention units [SIZO] and the use of torture
Coalition of nongovernmental organizations created in Ternopil
08.02.2007
With the aim of improving the standard of living and building an open democratic society, representatives of civic association and unions in the Ternopil region have decided to unite forces in this coalition
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