Petition to set up a temporary commission for investigating attacks on civil society activists, journalists and political figures
Petition of the Human Rights Agenda to faction heads of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine...
05 November 2018
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.
Address of the Human Rights Agenda regarding the refusal of the de facto Crimean authorities to release Freedom radio journalist for medical treatment
Address of the Human Rights Agenda regarding the refusal of the de facto Crimean authorities...
16 October 2018
Statement of the Human Rights Agenda demanding to stop copying Russia’s experience with the Foreign Agents Act
Recently, members of the largest factions of the Parliament have been calling for adopting the...
16 October 2018
UHHRU: “We call on the Ministry of Internal Affairs to improve the law on accountability for hate crimes”
On February 23, a joint conference of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union and LGBT...
05 March 2018
Petition of Human Rights Agenda for Ukrainian Parliament to stop encroachment on civil rights and liberties in Ukraine
Petition of Human Rights Agenda for Ukrainian Parliament to stop encroachment on civil rights and...
28 February 2018
“If the Ombudsperson is chosen illegitimately, he or she will not have the trust of international organizations, human rights defenders and society as a whole”
This was stated by representatives of human rights organizations during the press conference “Transparent election...
23 February 2018
Petition of Human Rights Agenda regarding the appointment of Parliament Ombudsperson
Petition of the Human Rights Agenda regarding the appointment of Parliament Ombudsperson In May 2017...
22 February 2018
Report on implementation of the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Policy of UHHRU in 2017 is out now
Since 2016, the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union (UHHRU) is implementing the Gender Equality and...
23 January 2018
The UN gave two hundred recommendations to Ukraine on how to protect human rights
Within the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council, the UN gave...
22 November 2017
Strategic approach to overcoming the consequences of the conflict: human rights, transitional justice and expert potential synergy
On November 20, 2017, the Ombudswoman’s Office once again hosted the event, where the work...
21 November 2017