Public access to penal institutions constantly under attack
The civic organization Donetsk Memorial has addressed an open letter to the management of the...
14 August 2007
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Statistics, pre-election campaigns and ministerial websites
There are moments where somebody says something so phenomenally stupid that you reel. You’re hardly...
13 August 2007
On interpreting statistics
According to the Minister of Justice, the number of low income Ukrainians needing free legal...
02 August 2007
Brutal beating of prisoners in the Izyaslav Penal Colony №31 (Preliminary analysis)
This case has held me in its grip for more than six months. A brief...
31 July 2007
Resolution of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine
The Civic Assembly of Ukraine, representing around 350 civic associations, is convinced that the 2007...
31 July 2007
Worsening human rights situation while the Ombudsperson tends to her image?
The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union reports a deterioration in the human rights situation in...
26 July 2007
Prosecutor General again looks the wrong way over the likely beating of prisoners
As reported here, following reports that prisoners at Buchansk Penal Colony No. 85 (Kyiv region)...
12 July 2007
Here we go again?
While attention has been focused on Kyiv over the last few months, democracy would seem...
06 July 2007
The Police have become more transparent. Yet people continue to “disappear”
A complaint alleging bad treatment in a prison can, it seems, lead to a person’s...
05 July 2007
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee publishes report on Ukraine
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment...
21 June 2007