Svitlana Zaitseva had “confessed” to the crime during the criminal investigation, apparently under duress. She died of tuberculosis contracted in prison

The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union is sending the Prosecutor General a list of people who have been tortured in police stations

During the “Land of Dreams” Festival on Saturday 21 June, two photographers were detained by police officers who, it would seem, didn’t like being photographed

An assessment of worrying trends and measures needed while the situation is still manageable

This body was created at the end of December 2005 and is proving a valuable means of ensuring public participation and control over the work of the law enforcement agencies, although a lot remains to be done (as always ...)

Oleksandr Severyn, legal adviser to the “Maidan” Alliance has won a civil suit against the Prosecutor General’s Office for failing to do anything about his demand to initiate a criminal investigation over the blocking of the Verkhovna Rada

On how the police “checked” the pockets of one young lad, and on why there is no reason to tolerate such unwarranted attention

When the victim of a racist attack, still in hospital with a near-fatal knife wound, is presented with criminal charges, then some hard-hitting questions need to be asked. Like where is the authorities’ commitment to the rule of law and justice, not to mention combating racism and xenophobia?

Yevhen Zakharov believes that reforms are needed to the Constitution to ensure that the Prosecutor General does not become a puppet to politicians

This convinces drivers of their impunity and leads to greater danger on the roads, the press service of the Kyiv Prosecutor’s office stresses

People who have been subjected to physical or psychological coercion by law enforcement officers will now be able to receive legal aid within a joint programme being run by the European Commission and civic organizations.

Although the level of trust has risen by three percent since 2003, the fact that only 16 % of those surveyed said that they trusted the police, while almost 50% didn’t is disturbing

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has created a working group to ensure objective and transparent entrance into the MIA’s higher educational institutes

Sharp criticism of the actions of the Minister of Internal Affairs on 24 May over the dismissal of Sviatoslav Piskun. These could have led to bloodshed and demonstrate political engagement which is entirely unacceptable for any representatives of the enforcement agencies

The first year’s work of the Council highlighted a large number of problems in the work of MIA bodies which have direct impact on human rights. The main achievement can be considered the fact that the Public Council has come into being and proved its beneficial value for the MIA.

The amendments just passed to the Criminal Procedure Code remove such crimes as murder, manslaughter, driving a person to suicide and others from the jurisdiction of the investigation bodies of the prosecutor’s office and place them with the Ministry of Internal Affairs investigation units

Well-known human rights defender Semyon Gluzman, is seeking to ensure that at legislative level “voluntary confessions” are removed from police practice.

Ternopil cooperation in the detective inquiry process: the police and criminal thugs work hand in hand, and the prosecutor’s office doesn’t interfere

From a speech by Ruslan Belsky, lawyer and legal expert for the project “Combating human rights abuse during pre-trial detention", in which he highlights the areas where Ukrainian laws and constitutional norms are ignored or twisted resulting in violations of fundamental human rights and liberties

The collapse of the law enforcement system in Ukraine.. Any individual can be unlawfully detained in a SIZO [remand centre] on the instructions of an employee of the prosecutor’s office without court order