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The Civic Consortium of Electoral Initiatives not only reiterates the points of criticism noted by the Venice Commission, including the lack of transparency and consultation with the opposition and the public, but also points out crucial discrepancies between this law and that shown the Venice Commission 
The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union has addressed an open letter to the Speaker of Parliament and chairs of various parliamentary committees regarding a bill which proposes introducing liability for what it calls “propaganda of homosexuality”. 
Marina Nikolayeva decided to check out how the Public Information Act and its norm on income declarations work by examining those of Kharkiv Governor Dobkin and Mayor Kernes. The comparison between their statements and reality makes shocking reading 
Historian Mikhail Suprun who has been collecting information about Germans deported to Siberia during WWII and archivist Alexander Dudarev are being prosecuted under an article of the Personal Data Protection Law 
The many problems not addressed include the lack of clear definition of “malicious disobedience” which the police can therefore use as they choose, and the practice of avoiding formal processing of detention, leaving a person without any protection 
A number of NGOs have issued a statement accusing the government of totally ignoring the public’s demand for transparency and maximum involvement of civic experts in drawing up the new law.on the parliamentary elections 
Despite being declared illegal in early 2008, there is all too much evidence that the notorious "special units" or anti-terrorist units used to intimidate and ill-treat prisoners 
On 11 October journalists from the Korrespondent journal and Kommersant – Ukraine were injured by Berkut riot offices outside the Pechersky District Court in Kyiv where the verdict was being read out against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko 
It remains to be hoped that Viktor Yanukovych will nonetheless carry out the option of decriminalizing the article under which Yulia Tymoshenko has been convicted. If the Head of State does that, it will soften the consequences of what is negative today. However it cannot remove it altogether. 
EU Ministers have added 16 new names to a list of 192 individuals linked to Lukashenko’s regime who are barred from entering the EU. Most are judges who have sentenced protesters in the wake of a flawed presidential election in December. The trial of Yulia Tymoshenko was also on the Ministers’ agenda 
Most of Ales Bialiatski’s work as an activist has focused on defending the human rights of Belarusians, providing legal defense to political prisoners and their families, and supporting human rights initiatives in the country. 
Civic organizations want to add amendments to the draft law on the parliamentary elections which would guarantee independent coverage of the elections 
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