A young man on military service has died in one of the units of the MIA Internal Military Forces near Kyiv. Reports that other conscripts had their mobile telephones removed and were ordered to say nothing have also been denied
18.02.10
Inna Sukhorukova, one of the KHPG group monitoring conscription twice a year, reports that in the last two years the Ministry of Defence has done quite a lot to improve the legislation pertaining to conscript service as well as military servicemen on contracts
21.12.07
The Kharkiv Region Military Prosecutor has instituted criminal proceedings over the death of 18-year-old conscript Yury Stashchenko who died from a blow inflicted by a fellow soldier
20.12.07
The Ministry of Defence reports that a conscript in the Kharkiv region has died as the result of hazing and states that an investigation is underway
13.08.07
The 18-year-old conscript soldier died 20 days after being called up to do his military service. Two corporals were sentenced to 5 and 7 years imprisonment for beating him to death
"One wonders whether the officials in the higher echelons of power, in taking such decisions, consider the consequences of such conditions and their legality. The question must arise of the competence of such officials and their familiarity with Ukrainian legislation"
The Ministry of Defence has introduced changes aimed at making medical examinations more transparent and ensuring that young men unable to serve on medical grounds do not need to undergo the same tests each year
Major Vennikov who on 6 August while on duty shot and killed rank and file soldier Pashchenko was convicted of murder and sentenced on Friday 8 December to 13 years imprisonment by the court of the Cherkasy Garrison
At present in all military units in Ukraine officers have been ordered to have somebody on duty around the clock in the barracks. It must be said that it’s not clear how long they will continue to protect new conscripts from bullies [“didy”] in this way.
29.11.06
On 27 November an 18-year-old conscript soldier died of beatings received in the No. 169 Infantry Training Centre in the Chernihiv region. The autopsy showed that the cause of death was a ruptured liver caused by serious beating
16.09.06 | Nelli Fursova
On a trip as part of the program of international visits “Protection of civil rights in the USA Army”, 7-25 August 2006
The Prosecutor General’s Press Service reports instructions issued in response to the worrying rise in the number of deaths of military servicemen
On the Third Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, “Ukrainian Context” and why it is specifically the documentary film genre that has proved such a powerful creative means for trying to understand problems linked with human rights
24.05.06 | Yury Chumak, KHPG
Positive trends, but no reason whatsoever to retire from the scene, with warnings given of continuing areas of high concern
24.05.06 | Oleksandr Stepanenko, Chortkiv
The anonymous survey presents some cheering findings, as does the cooperation the local group encountered, however the level of ignorance about Ukraine’s international commitments is disturbing
Please remember to light your candles on this 16th day of the month in solidarity with those suffering repression in Belarus, and pass on all information to others
The proposed new law recognizes the right to alternative service of those who on moral grounds reject the use of violence.
