A depressingly familiar story of police methods for beating out confessions, with a better outcome, in the form of a prison sentence against one of the perpetrators - although still for "excess of authority" not "torture"

A lecture given in Kharkiv on 24 June 2006 about the challenge to create national mechanisms in the light of the Optional Protocol on the Convention against Torture (OPCAT)

The author believes that Ukraine’ success as a democratic country would seriously undermine Russia’s increasingly authoritarian rule. By helping Ukraine, therefore, one will be helping Russia

The author believes that Ukraine’ success as a democratic country would seriously undermine Russia’s increasingly authoritarian rule. By helping Ukraine, therefore, one will be helping Russia

The author, a political prisoner in Soviet times, makes an impassioned plea to President Yushchenko to not remain silent when the rights of simple Ukrainians and Ukraine’s archival heritage are under attack

Open Appeal to the President of Ukraine and State Deputies of Ukraine from Ukrainian human rights organizations

While certain violations involving torture and ill-treatment are noticeably absent from this official press release, some violations of civil rights are fully acknowledged

While certain violations involving torture and ill-treatment are noticeably absent from this official press release, some violations of civil rights are fully acknowledged

The author presents clear and detailed suggestions for constructive movement forward for this important institution, inviting much greater cooperation with nongovernmental human rights organizations

A valuable educational initiative aimed at ensuring that from their first day on the job, law enforcement personnel know that human rights are not expendable, and that the aim NEVER justifies some means

A valuable educational initiative aimed at ensuring that from their first day on the job, law enforcement personnel know that human rights are not expendable, and that the aim NEVER justifies some means

A valuable educational initiative aimed at ensuring that from their first day on the job, law enforcement personnel know that human rights are not expendable, and that the aim NEVER justifies some means

KhPG marked 26 June - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture - by holding a press conference to present results and tasks for the future

The new provisions, if accepted, would do little to curb real extremism, but would seriously endanger civil liberties

The new provisions, if accepted, would do little to curb real extremism, but would seriously endanger civil liberties

Yevhen Zakharov and Arkady Bushchenko discuss progress and changes still needed to eradicate the use of torture

Yevhen Zakharov and Arkady Bushchenko discuss progress and changes still needed to eradicate the use of torture

New information technology but the same fundamental rights and freedoms: the real challenge now being legal regulation to ensure post-Soviet hankerings for control are given short shrift