Human rights - Part 23

Ukraine calls on the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro to respond more actively to corresponding violations committed by the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied Crimea and in the territories of Donbas not […]

According to the data of the Crimean Tatar Resource Centre’s study, 4,950 fundamental human rights violations were recorded in the occupied Crimea in 2017–2020. Types of violations: 40% – violation of the right to a fair […]

The European Union is preparing a new package of sanctions against the regime of Alexander Lukashenka, which is planned to be approved in the near future, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy […]

Russian-sponsored militants from non-government-controlled areas of Donbas handed over lists for prisoner exchange. This was announced by a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas, a member of the humanitarian […]

The Parliament of Belarus passed a number of amendments to the legislation that significantly impair the activity of the media. It will become more difficult for Belarusian and foreign media to work in the country. […]

The EPP/CD Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe strongly condemned the sanctions imposed by the Russian Federation against Jacques Maire, the rapporteur on the poisoning of Alexei Navalny for PACE, and […]

Almost half of offences, namely 14 incidents, were recorded in Kyiv city. Kharkiv region (3) ranks second after the capital, Odesa and Poltava cities rank third (2 incidents in each). One case of persecution was […]

I have a lot of stories about the spring and summer of 1986, suffice for a few short novels. For now, I will limit myself to an excerpt I wrote for the book “Hennadiy Matsuka: […]

The State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine made public secret KGB documents: the first report on the explosion filed by Chornobyl NPP director Viktor Bryukhanov to the higher management, conversations of the plant […]

Today, it is quite common to interpret Russia's geopolitical activity in the form of "hybrid aggression" as a qualitatively new phenomenon that is unique to our time. But does such a reflection correspond to the real […]

All nine Ukrainians held in detention facilities of the Kingdom of Thailand have received a royal pardon on the occasion of the National Day of Thailand, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova wrote on her Telegram channel. "Thanks […]

In February 2014, armed men in unmarked uniforms appeared in Crimea, seizing the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, the Simferopol Airport, the Kerch Ferry Terminal, and other strategic facilities, as well as blocking […]

A group of Russian special forces soldiers led by Colonel Igor Girkin made 13 April 2014 (the great Christian holiday – Palm Sunday – was celebrated on that day) a harbinger of war. Today, however, […]

Journalists of NOS Dutch TV channel published new recordings of telephone conversations between people accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the sky over Donbas in 2014. The talks were intercepted by Ukrainian special […]

If Ukraine starts military operations in Donbas, Russia will not leave Donbas residents without help and will send in Russian troops. This harsh statement was made by Deputy Head of the Administration of the President […]

The first judgement of the European Court of Human Rights on compulsory vaccination left many questions open, creating a wide field for manipulations. Solidarity duty In the decision the Court proclaimed social solidarity a “duty […]

President Volodymyr Zelensky made a working visit to Turkey where he held talks with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Following the meeting in Istanbul, the heads of state signed a joint declaration of the ninth meeting of the […]

In Bakhchisarai, teenagers brutally beat their classmate, a Crimean Tatar girl, journalist Elzara Isliamova informed on her Facebook page, releasing a video of the abuse. [video width="244" height="426" mp4="https://www.promoteukraine.org/dirwp-content/uploads/2021/04/170572347_511426293185562_3651905748768791537_n.mp4"][/video] According to local media, the incident […]

About 40,000 people live in the town of Toretsk, Donetsk region, and surrounding villages. From time to time, all of them are left without drinking water, sometimes for several hours, sometimes for several weeks, and […]

Ukraine took part in the event entitled “Human Capital Project. Ministerial Conclave 2021” dedicated to discussion of investing in human capital for environmental, sustainable, and comprehensive recovery in the post-pandemic period. The event took place […]