Russian television channels warned not to play on the language issue »»
Russian activist Mikhail Gangan granted asylum in Ukraine »»
Most Ukrainians continue to reject the use of torture under any circumstances »»
Police officers charged over the wrongful prosecution of Svitlana Zaitseva »»
Monuments to victims of the Nazis in Poltava vandalized »»
“Ukrainian Switzerland” threatened with flooding »»
Racism on the rise in Ukraine »»
Sentences against killers of Gongadze upheld »»

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Official responses and questions remaining
On recent responses from the State Department for the Execution of Sentences on what it deems to be unconstructive criticism
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In defence of redheads
Yesterday, right on the street, a guy with red hair nicked my bike. They’re getting totally brazen, these people, in broad daylight! If you see a redheaded guy on a bike, please dial the police on 02 immediately.
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Don’t say you didn’t know
The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union is sending the Prosecutor General a list of people who have been tortured in police stations. The list is of people who were subjected to torture by police officers and whose complaints were not properly investigated by the prosecutor’s office. The information was received from all regions of Ukraine and has been checked by human rights defenders.
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Against torture
26 June 2006 is International Day in Support of Victims of Torture and events are taking place throughout the day in Ukraine to highlight the problem of torture by law enforcement officers and in penal institutions. Press conferences will be held by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union in Kyiv and by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group in Kharkiv
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Real measures not imitation needed
Open Appeal over numerous human rights infringements in the work of the State Department for the Execution of Sentences. The appeal is addressed to the President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada.
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