“People in their homes were dying from cold” – a nurse from Kharkiv
Interview by Taras Viychuk – I am 42 years old. I live and work in...
17 May 2022
Special projects
Besides its main activities UHHRU is also initiated a number of special projects related with defence of human rights. Among them there are Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival and the anti-award for violators of human rights “Budyak roku” (“Thistle of the Year”). UHHRU is also a co-founder of organizations such as the legal aid exchange “Pro Bono”, “Human Rights Agenda” platform and the charitable organization “Ukrainian Legal Aid Foundation”. The Union is also a member of the “Justice for Peace in Donbas” coalition.
On documenting international crimes committed by the Russian occupiers
The Kharkiv Human Rights Group (KHRG) is documenting international crimes (genocide, crimes against humanity, war...
14 April 2022
Сlosed online event “Kyiv region under the Russian army occupation: preliminary conclusions of human rights activists”
The Global initiative “Tribunal for Putin” invites to a closed online event “Kyiv region under...
12 April 2022
Сlosed online event “Kyiv region under the Russian army occupation: preliminary conclusions of human rights activists”
The Global initiative “Tribunal for Putin” invites to a closed online event “Kyiv region under...
12 April 2022
Statement of the Ukrainian civil society on Meta’s moderation of content depicting Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine
At the beginning of April after almost a month of occupation, Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated...
12 April 2022
“Tribunal for Putin” is becoming more real
Several dozen nonprofit organizations joined their efforts in a global initiative “Breaking the Vicious Circle...
08 April 2022
Maksym Petrov (UHHRU): “The issue of security during LGBTQ+ peaceful gatherings is deeper than it seems”
What is the difficulty with ensuring security during peaceful gatherings of the LGBTQ+ community? What...
24 February 2021
UHHRU initiated a working meeting in Mariupol to discuss security during LGBTQ+ peaceful gatherings
On February 19, 2021, an event entitled “Security during LGBTQ+ peaceful gatherings” took place in...
21 February 2021
From Zhytomyr to Zaporizhia: how regional LGBTIQ+ organizations operate in Ukraine
Every summer LGBTIQ+ Pride events are held around the world and in Ukraine in memory...
20 June 2020
How to protect the rights of vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic? Vision of Freedom House Ukraine
Due to quarantine restrictions that have already caused a shift in advocacy activities of the...
30 April 2020