Opposition supports Zakharov as Ombudsperson
It was announced on Tuesday that the opposition parties which form the Committee against Dictatorship are putting forward Yevhen Zakharov as Human Rights Ombudsperson to replace Nina Karpachova whose (third) term of office has come to an end.
The leader of Front for Change, Arseny Yatsenyuk announced on Tuesday that the opposition parties which form the Committee against Dictatorship are putting forward Yevhen Zakharov as Human Rights Ombudsperson to replace Nina Karpachova whose (third) term of office has come to an end.
He said that the united opposition had discussed the question and taken the decision to put forward Yevhen Zakharov who “is a worthy person who can truly defend human rights”.
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On 28 January the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union addressed an open letter to the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Volodymyr Lytvyn regarding the imminent election of a new Human Rights Ombudsperson.