From the section on Ukraine: “During the year there were reports of increased government pressure on independent media outlets, limitations on freedom of assembly, and the appearance of politically motivated prosecution of opposition politicians”

The UHHRU is pleased to welcome a new member of the Union – the Postup [Progress] Human Rights Centre in Luhansk which seeks to provide comprehensive defence of human rights and promote human rights awareness in Ukraine

The 8th International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Docudays UA begins in Kyiv next week. From 25 to 31 March film showings will take place in the House of Cinema and the Goethe Institute. As always, there will also be a range of seminars, master classes and other events.

An overview of the most worrying trends in Ukraine seen during 2010 with a significant deterioration in observance of most human rights and freedoms

The human rights organizations’ report on the human rights situation in the country during 2009 and 2010 was presented at a press conference on 24 February

Too many governments are accepting the rationalizations and subterfuges of repressive governments, replacing pressure to respect human rights with softer approaches such as private "dialogue" and "cooperation," Human Rights Watch said on Monday in releasing its World Report 2011

Laureates for this ignominious anti-award bestowed on the worst human rights offenders during the year include the Minister of Internal Affairs A. Mohylyov for deliberate disregard for human rights and the Head of the Security Service [SBU], V. Khoroshkovsky for systematic restriction of civil liberties

Nominees for the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union’s anti-award for worst human rights offenders include Valery Khoroshkovsky, Head of the SBU, the Ministers of Internal Affairs and Education and the President’s Administration

It is precisely because of the loss of faith in these nonviolent human rights ideals among the young that we older Helsinki watchers have to rededicate ourselves to the very basics -- freedom of the media and freedom of association -- at a time of the proliferation of single issues and increasingly exotic rights

Docudays.UA, with an exciting range of documentary films from many countries will take place in Kyiv from 26 March to 2 April at the House of Cinema (6, Saksanska St)

We are forced to state that the actions of the new administration over its first month of work do not indicate any intention to improve the situation, but on the contrary, are aimed at putting an end even to those positive trends which had emerged

The Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Docudays.UA has become an internationally known event, enabling Ukrainians to view films and reflect on vital human rights issues and film producers to learn and share experience with colleagues from other countries

An overview of the human rights situation in Ukraine over the last twenty years

These are just some of the issues the KHPG Advice Centre deals with in its work. Ludmila Klochko recently gave an interview in which she spoke of the work of the Public Advice Centre in 2009

On the eve of Human Rights Day on 10 December Roman Romanov, Director of the Rule of Law Programme for the International Renaissance Foundation talked about progress and obstacles to affirming human rights values

In Ukraine there are a large number of legal firms, yet only a few carry out pro bono projects and even less conduct such activities in the sphere of human rights protection

A conference was held on 29 and 30 October in Kyiv on “Development of human rights education in Ukraine”, initiated by the educational programme “We understand human rights”

On 5 October 2009 the sixth Travelling Human Rights Film Festival Docudays UA began a tour which will enable the residents of more than 100 cities and populated areas to view the best films of world documentary film-making

On 24 June 2009 the Ombudsperson presented parliament with a her "annual report", the fifth in 11 years, which uses the results of monitoring on human rights in 2006-2007

Volodymyr Yavorsky, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, answers questions regarding the human rights situation in 2008