Its Head, Mr Avakov, explained that these measures were aimed at safeguarding the legitimate rights of journalists and the public to free, unimpeded and timely information about the activities of the state authorities and ensuring their transparency

Once they got into parliament, political parties promptly forgot their pre-election promises in human rights-related areas. This was one of the main conclusions presented by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union [UHHRU] at today’s press conference on the results of their monitoring

Once they got into parliament, political parties promptly forgot their pre-election promises in human rights-related areas. This was one of the main conclusions presented by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union [UHHRU] at today’s press conference on the results of their monitoring

The UN Special Rapporteur’s report on his visit to Ukraine points out that with most Western countries now no longer requiring visas to come to Ukraine, young people are increasingly becoming the victims of sex tourists

The UN Special Rapporteur’s report on his visit to Ukraine points out that with most Western countries now no longer requiring visas to come to Ukraine, young people are increasingly becoming the victims of sex tourists

The “Maidan” Alliance’s announcement that it had filed a civil suit calling for the appointment of Nina Karpachova Human Rights Ombudsperson) to be declared unlawful and invalid and that it would be carrying out regular and vigilant monitoring of the activities of the Human Rights Ombudsperson had salutary impact

UT-1 talk of a lack of professionalism and a rigged telephone survey, while the author and presenter of “Toloka” is adamant that he has fallen victim to censorship

A third torch procession trying to stir up resentment against foreign students (and beat up any they find) is part of a worrying development over the last 6 months which human rights defenders believe is being deliberately encouraged in Kharkiv and needs firm measures now

The Podilsky District Court in Kyiv has suspended the criminal investigation by the Prosecutor General against the leader of the civic movement “Narodna samooborona” [“People’s Self-Defence”] in order to ascertain the legitimacy of the grounds for launching such an investigation..

The Podilsky District Court in Kyiv has suspended the criminal investigation by the Prosecutor General against the leader of the civic movement “Narodna samooborona” [“People’s Self-Defence”] in order to ascertain the legitimacy of the grounds for launching such an investigation..

Experts from the Council of Europe have criticized Ukraine for failing to analyze the recommendation on the running of the penal system made on the basis of three fact-finding missions to Ukraine

Experts from the Council of Europe have criticized Ukraine for failing to analyze the recommendation on the running of the penal system made on the basis of three fact-finding missions to Ukraine

The Head of the Kyiv Independent Media Trade Union sees the cancellation of the talk show as a “dangerous signal for all journalists”, and given that Mondays program received the highest rating since the program has been on air, “accusations against the presenter of lack of professionalism sound, at very least, badly timed”.

The expert analysis of the draft law “is teeming with expressions like “not customary for European democracy”. According to Serhiy Holovaty, Vice-Chair of the Ukrainian Delegation, there is no European country with a similar law for regulating the status of the parliamentary opposition.

Moscow’s Basmanny Court on 20 March accepted that the investigation had to be carried out in Moscow where the activities Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev are charged with allegedly took place and stated hat transferring the criminal investigation to Chita was a violation of the constitutional right to defence

The television program “Toloka”, which yesterday appeared with opposition leaders Tymoshenko and Kyrylenko has been cancelled on the First National Television channel [UT-1]

Following the inexplicable search carried out by the prosecutor’s office today of the home of Yury Lutsenko, leader of the civic movement “Narodna samooborona” [“People’s Self-Defence”], human rights defenders are concerned that the actions being taken may have political grounds

Following the inexplicable search carried out by the prosecutor’s office today of the home of Yury Lutsenko, leader of the civic movement “Narodna samooborona” [“People’s Self-Defence”], human rights defenders are concerned that the actions being taken may have political grounds

It is staggering to see such aggressive unwillingness to recognize the history of their own country shown by the city authorities. Kharkiv remains the only regional centre in Ukraine where the city authorities are flatly refusing to provide a site for such a Memorial

An appeal for a worldwide reading of Anna Politkovskaya’s reports on Chechnya. The journalist and critic of Putin was assassinated on October 7, 2006.