Evhen Sverstiuk was born in the village of Siltse, the Gorokhivskiy district of the Volyn oblast, in a peasants« family. His elder brothers were the members of the youth network of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists; one of them was killed, another was repressed.

Genrikh Altunian was born in Tbilisi in a family of army officer. In 1944 his family moved to Kharkov. In 1951 A. entered Kharkov higher military aviation school. After the graduation he worked as a radio technology engineer in the same educational establishment.

On 4-7 December 2003 the Kharkov group for human rights protection conducted the 4th school of human rights. 42 participants of Russian and Ukrainian NGOs spent together 4 days

The court decision on the claim about the compensation of the damage inflicted by the illegal arrest with the comment of the KhG expert.

The court prohibited to journalists to spread the information about the violation of laws by an official. The Appeal Court of the Kherson oblast acknowledged the court decision to be illegal.

The author informs his colleagues about the actions of the Lugansk oblast USS and the oblast prosecutor’s office in the connection with the planned attempt at O. Svetikov.

Report at the public hearings "On the monitoring of telecommunications". The report contains the analysis of the drawbacks of the draft of the law and the recommendations on the improvement of the draft.

On 26 November the public hearings "On the monitoring of telecommunications" was held. The adherents and opponents of the control over the users of the Internet and other telecommunications met at the hearings for the discussion.

The authors of the letter express their deep anxiety about the creation of the temporary commission.

The journalist demand from new General Prosecutor of Ukraine Gennadiy Vasylyev to resume the investigation of the criminal case on the murder of G. Gongadze, to find the murderers and organizers and to pass them to court for the severe punishment.

In the middle of December 2003 the trainings of special militia squads were organized with the support of minister Mykola Bilokon. The law-enforcers were trained to establish public order at meetings.

On 31 December the Mukachevo militia started the illegal arrests of the deputies of the town council and representatives of private enterprises, who took part in the protest meeting near the building of the mayor’s office, which was held on 30 December.

On 8 December the Supreme Rada Committee of human rights conducted the round table. The state of human rights in Ukraine was discussed.

Press release Kharkov group for human rights protection devoted to the Day of human rights

At last the world community and our country acknowledged that the famine of 1932-33 was a genocide. Not only bodies, but also souls of the Ukrainian citizens were trampled. At last the world community and our country acknowledged that the famine of 1932-33 was a genocide. Not only bodies, but also souls of the Ukrainian citizens were trampled.

Jubilee of a famous activist of the national movement of Crimean Tatars.

The results of the sociological poll conducted by the Ukrainian center of economic and political research.

Sergey Tarutin, a notorious judge of the Vasylkivskiy district court, was dismissed from his post.