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‘In the evening, your flag was hanging. In the morning, I look—it is our flag…’

These are the simple words of a night watchman at a cinema in Chortkiv—on 22 January 1973, he was interrogated by the KGB. For the impossible had happened: in the midst of a Ukrainian city in the era of Soviet stagnation, blue and yellow flags flew—over the market, the cinema, the teacher training college, and the school. On the Day of Unity of Ukraine, we tell the story of the young men who organised this action.

Trust and Strategic Communication in Times of Crisis

These words are not abstract for us — they are part of our everyday survival and work.

Statement by human rights organizations on the application of personal sanctions against Poroshenko, Zhevago, Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov

The application of sanctions to opposition politicians and businessmen is an extrajudicial political reprisal that undermines the fundamental principles of law, grossly violates the Constitution and international agreements ratified by Ukraine, poses serious threats to human rights and fundamental freedoms, and is also a usurpation of power in the state.

Referral network. Design and functioning

Four Ukrainian NGOs—Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG), Blue Bird (Kyiv), Sich (Dnipro), and Forpost (Dnipro)—together with the Danish Institute Against Torture DIGNITY are implementing a three-year-long project to provide psychological, legal, charitable, medical, and other kinds of assistance to civilian victims of war.

Jan Rachinsky, chairman of the International ‘Memorial’ Society

Speech in Oslo on August 31, 2023 at the Nobel Peace Conference: Human Rights Heroes.

Thank You Letter to the Lev Kopelev Forum from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

Humane universal values is what Lev Kopelev defended resolutely and continuously. And this is indeed what the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group strives for in its daily work.

The Klitschko brothers, Taira, and the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group will receive the Lev Kopelev Prize

On June 30, the Lev Kopelev Forum, founded in Cologne, Germany, announced three laureates of the “For Freedom and Human Rights” award, bestowed annually since 2001.

International Memorial Association Statement

On February 22, 2022, International Memorial was dissolved by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. But, as we see, Memorial cannot be “dissolved”, just as a human being cannot be deprived of their innate ability to keep memories and reflect.

‘Defeating Russia in this war increases the chances of making it face justice’ Yevgeniy Zakharov’s interview with the Media Detector NGO (Ukraine)

The award of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize has been wrongly perceived by many in Ukraine, he says. He explains who in Ukraine is eligible to receive a part of the prize money awarded to the International Memorial Society.

Assistance worth millions. Volunteer activities of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group in 2022

During the year, KHPG launched five humanitarian aid programs. We provided targeted support to hundreds of families, hospitals and other institutions, AFU soldiers, volunteers, and prisoners. KHPG's charitable programs will continue in 2023, including a new program that will use a part of the Nobel Peace Prize to help the families of perished civilians.

What did the media team of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group deal with in 2022?

A text about the biggest media projects we launched in 2022 and the people who bring them to life.