The problem always appears at the time of change of power: how the representatives of new power would treat the representatives of old power? New power, which wants to be progressive, must be guided by the progressive doctrine in its attitude to old power. However, the criminals must be punished independently of their relations either with power or with opposition. This is the moral, legal and, at last, political duty of power, which should not be a tool in hands of criminals, but must guarantee law and order for well-being of all citizens

As the Ukrainian mass media have already noted, the progress of the Presidential election-2004 is characterized by stiff, even savage confrontation, between candidates nominated by different political camps, as well as by ultimately law moral standards demonstrated by the acting executive power

Muddle in the pension laws.

The dialog between Evhen Zakharov (the Kharkov Group for human rights protection) and Natalya Dulneva (the Ukrainian Association “Amnesty International”, Lviv) on some terms concerning the conception of human rights protection.

The Commission of encouraging democratization and development of civil society will, among others, provide the consent of actions concerning political reforms and hold consultations between citizens’ unions and organs of state power for achieving consensus in this sphere. This is stipulated by President Kuchma’s Decree of 7 October 2002.

Does the civil society exist in Ukraine and, in particular, that part of it, which is traditionally named human rights protection movement? Author’s meditations and readers’ comments.

Criticism of the criticism of some procedures of the European Court of human rights.

Interview of Evhen Sverstiuk given to the correspondent of the weekly ’Dzerkalo nedeli’ Taras Marysik