Ukrainian civic society is increasingly understanding that the initiative for change must come from them, this time in combating corruption and bribe-taking

A positive response to Alexander Kosvintsev’s application for political asylum has arrived from the Lviv department of the State Committee on National Minorities and Immigration

A recent study showed that while most journalists consider reform of the judiciary to be one of the highest priorities for society, their assessment of actual progress and of relations between the press and courts in Ukraine is worryingly low

When arbitrary rule reigns in the country, when a managed “justice system” is used as a baton for reprisals, and when the law becomes mere decoration, each courtroom where a political trial is underway turns into a fight for truth and justice. Often this battle is unequal, but this is all the more reason to express our solidarity with those who defend victims of political persecution.

Having lost faith in achieving justice and adherence to the law in Belarus, they have decided to turn for support to the international community. On the eve of Lukashenko’s visit to Ukraine, the women are hoping to draw attention to violations of human rights in Belarus.

Thomas Hammerberg said that he had become convinced that people were being tortured to force them to sign confessions to crimes they didn’t commit, and stressed that this was an “entire system, and not just isolated cases”

The Mayor hopes that the Council, which has been formed at the initiative of different civic organizations, can focus deputies’ attention on burning issues rather than on political battles

The individuals against whom the personal sanctions have been imposed include the Prosecutor General Pyotr Milashevich and the Minister of Information Vladimir Rusakevich whom Washington considers implicated in the undermining of democracy in Belarus

The “Ivanovo Uzbeks” have been in custody for more than 18 months now. In a week the Russian Government is due to explain to the European Court of Human Rights how it ensures (or doesn’t) adherence to regulations on remand in custody.

"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"

"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"

With such admirable intentions as to put an end to Ukraine’s high numbers of prisoners, including juvenile offenders, monitoring is certainly required to make sure they don’t remain good plans …

With such admirable intentions as to put an end to Ukraine’s high numbers of prisoners, including juvenile offenders, monitoring is certainly required to make sure they don’t remain good plans …

The National Expert Commission for the Protection of Public Morals has approved criteria for defining pornographic and erotic products

A study commissioned by the International Organization for Migration Mission in Ukraine has found that since 1991 there have been around 100 thousand victims of human trafficking in Ukraine. It also found that trafficking for labour exploitation is particularly common

Some of the hard-hitting criticism of attempts ineptly managed to provide decent conditions for orphans and children deprived of parental care issued by the Ukrainian Accounting Chamber

All that’s new in this long list of the problems of Ukraine’s penal institutions is the fact that it’s come from a State Committee

As a method of dealing with the thousands of applications by Russian nationals forced to seek justice at the European Court of Human Rights, this would hardly seem the most constructive …

The conflict over unpaid wages which has led to miners barricading themselves in the “Krasnopilska” Mine may have been resolved, though the miners have heard promises too many times

The Prosecutor states that the decision over regional status is not within the competence of the Regional Council and is in contravention of the Constitution