Pro bono and human rights protection
Pro bono publico (for the public good) refers to the provision of professional assistance to...
16 November 2009
News
Study finds fall in unlawful police violence
The results have been released of a study carried out in 2003 and 2009 in...
16 November 2009
Draft law restricting freedom of conscience tabled in parliament
The draft law “On amendments to some legislative acts on countering extremism” permits restriction of...
12 November 2009
No registration – no rights: the plight of Ukraine’s homeless
A new registration centre for down-and-outs is to appear in Kyiv. Despite efforts by the...
10 November 2009
Contempt for the justice system from the Supreme Court?
A strong and independent judiciary is the main prerequisite for observance of human rights and...
10 November 2009
Parliament increases liability for discrimination, and changes nothing
The Verkhovna Rada has, with a large majority, passed the Law “On amendments to the...
07 November 2009
Allegations of torture in Kyiv remand unit
Lawyers representing Yury Beketov, a remand prisoner in the Kyiv SIZO [pre-trial detention or remand...
07 November 2009
Human rights education conference in Kyiv
A conference was held on 29 and 30 October in Kyiv on “Development of human...
04 November 2009
Hardly commensurate compensation
The Shevchenkivsky District Court in Kyiv has found that in the case of Vadim Hladchuk,...
04 November 2009
Imitating investigation into Gongadze’s murder
Valentina Telychenko, the lawyer representing Georgy Gongadze’s widow has told Deutsche Welle that she does...
30 October 2009