At a press conference held today, 28 September, to mark Right to Know Day, Ukrainian human rights activists highlighted the ever-increasing number of areas of state activities classified as secret

A press conference on 2 October on the above issue will discuss the important right to confidentiality of medical information upheld by the court this year, and why this ruling is being blithely ignored throughout the country

Human rights groups welcome the fact that over 280 criminal investigations have been launched this year, however comment that the number of actual court rulings handed down remains too low

Amnesty International has condemned the imprisonment of the human rights activist for organizing a picket in memory of the Victims of Beslan and called for his immediate release

While a lawyer from All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress believes that everyday anti-Semitism is not a problem, she believes it would be too early to rest easy, especially given the difficulties the Congress has in proving the xenophobic nature of one academy’s regular publications

The Judge deemed that Ponomaryov was mainly guilty of the fact that “knowing which country we live in, he organized a picket without having permission to do so”

On positive steps being taken by the Ministry of Internal Affairs these days, and others still very much needed

The Russian security service continues its unprecedented campaign against Russian scientists accusing them of passing on “top secret information” to foreign intelligence services. The said information has, admittedly, long been described in university textbooks

In Kyiv today ceremonies are being held to honour the memory of those murdered in Babi Yar during the Second World War

More on the Ministry of Justice’s new procedure for ensuring that normative legal acts comply with the European Convention on Human Rights

All are cordially invited to a press conference and roundtable “On openness of the authorities and human rights in Kharkiv and the region in 2005-2006” which will take place on 27 September at 14.00 in the Kharkiv Press Club

Promising initiatives for consolidating public participation and control in the Chernihiv region

A recent meeting between journalists from different regions highlighted problems faced by journalists, including relations between the authorities and the media and access to information

Since the beginning of the year the Court in Strasbourg has passed 64 judgments against Ukraine

One of the lessons in the new initiative launched last week "It’s better not to lie"

On Nina Karpachova’s announcement that she is renouncing her deputy’s mandate and remaining Human Rights Ombudsperson

She apparently intends to remain Human Rights Ombudsperson

About those valiant women giving birth in Kharkiv and what they, and their doctors, go through

Despite assurances by representatives of the Party of the Regions in parliament, the draft law which envisages criminal liability or community work for slander or insults has yet to be withdrawn

The ex-candidate in the Belarusian presidential elections, sentenced to 5.5 years imprisonment for his part in a peaceful demonstration on 25 March, is protesting against the lawlessness of the Lukashenko regime