30.12.05 | Appeal to the Ombudsperson Nina Karpachova regarding her participation in the Parliamentary elections
18 human rights organizations are calling upon the Ombudsperson to resign from her post in connection with her participation in the forthcoming Parliamentary elections. The authors of the appeal believe that the ombudsperson may not combine political and human rights activities. Signatures are being collected for a petition
27.12.05 | In the New Year Ukraine will descend into constitutional chaos
The only certainty is of imminent chaos if the amendments to the Constitution (the 'political reform') go through. This was the gloomy message from a recent round table discussion
02.12.05 | Yevhen Zakharov / Report Abstract: HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS IN UKRAINE: OLD AND NEW CHALLENGES
The report compares the state of affairs with regard to human rights over the ‘Kuchma era’ and in 2005. Interrelated trends are considered which defined the ever more flagrant violations of human rights under the 10 years of Kuchma’s regime, with a brief analysis of the same trends in 2005.
02.12.05 | Yevhen Zakharov / HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS IN UKRAINE: OLD AND NEW CHALLENGES
This report aims to provide a comparison of the situation with regard to human rights in Ukraine during the period which has already become known as the ‘Kuchma era’ (1994-2004) and the situation in 2005.
17.11.05 | Oleksandr Stepanenko, Chortkiv / The first distortions of Deputy 'immunity' emerge, with no criminal charges against the Head of the Ternopil regional administration
The Ternopil region prosecutor’s office accused Anatoliy Zhukinskiy, the head of the Ternopil regional administration, of large-scale misappropriation of budget funds. Corporative deputies’ protection saved him from criminal charges...
09.11.05 | Open Letter to the President of Ukraine
An Appeal from members of the human rights movement of the 1960s to 80s and former prisoners of conscience to the President of Ukraine, calling on him to use the powers vested in him by the People, to prevent dangerous amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine.
27.10.05 | Oleksandr Severyn / A Cold shower for 'servants of the people'
A riddle for naive local deputies: When is immunity not immunity? When it is a legal fiction and you’ve been conned. A useful reminder for those who seem to need it to read their - and our - Constitution
04.10.05 | Halya Coynash / A reform by any name ...
Why human rights activists are up in arms against impending 'political reform' in Ukraine.
Or why it can be wise when hearing the word 'reform' from unexpected places to stop and think about hidden agendas...
02.10.05 | Memorandum of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group with regard to the threat posed by the 'political reform
27 September 2005, the Kharkiv Human Rights Group (KHPG) issued an 'Open letter regarding the threat of ‘political reform’ in Ukraine. Today, in this 'Memorandum' we will attempt to go somewhat deeper into the arguments presented succinctly in the open letter. In contrast to previous publications of the KHPG about the ‘reform’, here we propose to consider its basic conception and the attempts at implementing it on the formal judicial, purely procedural level.
28.09.05 | Open letter from the Kharkiv Human Rights Group regarding the threat posed by the 'political reform'
Planned amendments to the Constitution
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