ANNUAL REPORT 2016 2016 Annual Report of UHHRU / Editors: A. Buschenko. – Kyiv: Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, 2017. – 48 с. © A. Buschenko, M.Shcherbatyuk, O.Martynenko, O.Bida, M.Tarakhkalo, М.Yeligulashvili, O.Sapozhnikova, D.Sviridova, S.Burov, B.Zakharov, L.Elcheva, S.Myasoedov, 2017 © Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, 2017 CONTENTS

Achievements of UHHRU in 2016 ...... 4

Directions of UHHRU’s work in 2016 ...... 8

JUDICIAL PROTECTION...... 9

NETWORK OF PUBLIC RECEPTIONS (PR)...... 20

ANALYTICAL DIRECTION...... 22

EDUCATION AND TRAINING...... 26

ADVOCACY WORK...... 34

Organizational Development of UHHRU in 2016...... 38

Financial Report 2016...... 42

Executive board...... 46 Achievements of UHHRU in 2016 Achievements of UHHRU • 5

✔ THE LAW ON THE ABOLITION of alternative preventive measures applied to corrupt officials was prevented (No. 3066).

✔ THE LAW IMPROVING judicial protection of foreigners and stateless persons, as well as resolving certain issues related to counteraction to illegal migration (No. 3159) was adopted.

✔ On August 1, 2016, the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine LAUNCHED THE SINGLE REGISTER of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) that was initiated in the special laws prepared by human rights defenders, who had been insisting on it for two years.

JUDICIAL PROTECTION In 2016, UHHRU focused on the Territory of Ukraine and/or from distinguish personal belongings support of strategic litigations Another Territory of Ukraine to of citizens from those for entre- at the national, European and the Temporarily Occupied Terri- preneurial activity. Subsequently, international levels. Thanks to the tory» refers to the actual depri- UHHRU supported the case in team’s efforts, 10 lawsuits had vation of the right of Crimeans order to declare it as illegal and been won. In total, more than 150 to evacuate their property. The abolish Decree No. 1035. The case new cases in different thematic Strategic Litigations Center of is being considered. areas were supported during the UHHRU supported the case of a year. The case against the State citizen of Ukraine, who lived in On October 7, 2016, the press Savings Bank of Ukraine [Oshchad- Crimea and received a refusal conference was held concerning Bank] is among the most notable from customs officers to evacu- the high-profile case of human ones. Under the pressure of law- ate his own property from the trafficking - the case of employ- yers of UHHRU, the Bank returned occupied territories. The refusal ing drug traffickers in Ukraine money to its defrauded clients. was challenged in the court. for coercion to criminal activity The administrative lawsuit of in the Russian Federation. The precedent-setting case the citizen was granted a judge- concerning CMU Decree No. ment to the plaintiff completely. During the next two months, fol- 1035 «On Restrictions on Sup- The court decision included an lowing the request of UHHRU, the ply of Certain Goods (Works, important conclusion regarding working group of the Ministry of Services) from the Temporarily the protection of the person’s the Interior of Ukraine (MoI) con- Occupied Territory to Another property rights and the need to ducted investigative actions. 6 • Achievements of UHHRU

■ December 3, 2016. Borys Zakharov (AC of UHHRU) at a press briefing of the Ministry of the Interior on the recruitment of drug traffickers in Ukraine

protecting her/his rights and remained toe-to-toe with the problem.

The database of human rights violations was created.

On May 12, 2016, UHHRU held a press conference at the Glavkom Information Agency concern- ing compensation for destroyed property in the ATO zone. For the first time, within the “Sloviansk” precedent-setting case, a resi- dent of Sloviansk with the help In early December, the Depart- In 2016, three expert opinions of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human ment of the National Police for for the Constitutional Court of Rights Union’s lawyers won the Human Trafficking Prevention Ukraine were prepared. case in court, which concerned arrested four organizers of the the compensation for housing criminal group, who recruited NETWORK OF PUBLIC destroyed during ATO. Ukrainian citizens for work as RECEPTIONS (PR) drug traffickers in the Russian More than 37,000 people have ANALYTICAL DIRECTION Federation. Thus, the human traf- received legal assistance, includ- The mechanism of public control ficking channel was closed down. ing in disputes with the state. over government agencies in the process of implementation of the Also, in 2016, UHHRU won more One of the main results of the National Human Rights Strategy than 10 cases internationally. Network of public receptions is was created. Some cases for the first time the significant increase in the raised issues at the level of the people’s access to legal aid. First An innovative model of human European Court of Human Rights of all, this applies to cases of rights monitoring in the context (ECHR), namely it was declared people facing a violation of their of decentralization – “Municipal that national legislation does rights by the state, who could not Human Rights Index” - was intro- not provide any opportunity to receive free legal assistance from duced. protect private life from co- state centers. In these cases, an living with strangers (the case of affected person often encoun- The debate on the formation of Smirnov v. Ukraine). tered the greatest obstacles in transitional justice has begun. Achievements of UHHRU • 7

The Center for documenting human rights violations and war crimes has been established.

EDUCATIONAL DIRECTION More than 100 claims to the European Court of Human Rights were filed by alumni of the edu- cational programs; 35 cases are being communicated.

The alumni took part in 79 strate- gic litigations.

The alumni together with human rights organizations provided more than 2500 consultations in cases of human rights violations.

During 2016, 23 educational events were hosted within the framework of human rights train- ■ The first page of the new website of UHHRU ing for lawyers, 533 persons were trained (attorneys, judges, and implemented by the best Ukrain- and Twitter, etc.) in 2016. This lawyers). ian and international experts. The greatly contributed to the expan- pilot project will be launched in sion of advocacy activities of all Thanks to the work of experts 2017. units of UHHRU. and approbation in 2016, a unique educational tool - training DIGITAL INTERFACE UPDATE Over the reporting period, the course “Human Rights Stand- On February 8, 2016, the new number of visitors of UHHRU’s ards in the Practice of Lawyers official website of UHHRU was digital resources has increased and Judges” – was developed, launched, and the Twitter page of significantly. In addition, in 2016, aimed at enhancing the profes- UHHRU was restarted. the official webpages provided sional capacity of lawyers and judges to promote the obser- During 2016, the assignment to live broadcastings of the press vance and protection of human a separate position of website conferences of UHHRU and court rights and freedoms and the editor at the PR-department of sessions. implementation of international UHHRU made possible to inten- human rights standards into the sify publication of materials in all In 2017, a new level of devel- national legal system of Ukraine. digital resources of UHHRU (of- opment of digital resources of The course was designed and ficial website, pages on Facebook UHHRU is planned. Directions of UHHRU’s work in 2016 Directions of UHHRU’s work • 9

■ Strategic Litigations Center of UHHRU

Judicial protection In April 2016, a complaint was filed iment of the Kirovohrad Special to ECHR concerning the capture of Forces, who have been captured by EASTERN UKRAINE Volodymyr Zhemchuhov by the self- the self-proclaimed republics since During 2016, extensive work in proclaimed republics. Mr. Zhem- February 16, 2015. the field of representing interests chuhov was not military, but was of victims of the conflict in the accused of espionage in favor of On August 12, 2016, observations Ukraine. He had been held in cap- were sent for communication be- European Court of Human Rights tivity for almost 1 year. In August tween the governments of Ukraine and at the national level was car- 2016, his case was referred to the and the Russian Federation ried out. SLC supported cases of communication of the European concerning three cases related to people, who were held in captivity Court of Human Rights. those who were killed in the zone in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts; of the anti-terrorist operation. The hostages who are still in captivity; SLC also supports the cases of questions raised by the European cases related to death and disap- Serhii Hlondar and Oleksandr Ko- Court of Human Rights were under pearance during the conflict. rynkov, servicemen of the 3rd Reg- the jurisdiction of Ukraine and the 10 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

✔ Assistance in courts at the national level and in ECHR was provided for the following categories of cases:

● to the injured and relatives of those killed in the shelling by the so-called DPR militants in Mariupol on January 24, 2015;

● to the injured traveling by the «Zlatoustivka-Donetsk» passenger bus during the artillery shelling by the so-called DPR militants in the city of Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, January 13, 2015;

● to the injured and relatives of those killed during the shelling of the columns of civilians who left the village of Khriaschuvate of Luhansk Oblast, August 18, 2014;

● to the injured and relatives of those killed during the shelling of the cities of Ilovaisk, Donetsk, Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Krasnyi Lyman, Avdiivka, Marinka, Luhansk, Sverdlovsk, Khriaschuvate and Novosvitlivka Villages, Pisky Settlement, as well as a number of other settlements.

Russian Federation concerning UHHRU project, the victims of to close criminal proceedings. The the violations committed, as well artillery shelling and the use of complaints were filed with the as the relevance of violations of small arms by the so-called DPR, European Court of Human Rights Article 2 (right to life) and Article by the Ukrainian military, and by in the interests of all victims. 13 (right to an effective remedy) of border guards; civilians who were the Convention. Particular atten- in captivity. Over the past year, 96 victims had tion in the communication was been assisted within work with the paid to the substantive and proce- Lawyers of SLC represent the peaceful population living on the dural aspects of violation of Article victims in courts at the national territory of ATO, and 79 applica- 2 of the international document. level and in the European Court tions had been filed with the Euro- of Human Rights. Before filing pean Court of Human Rights. They As part of the project to assist complaints to ECHR, a great deal raised issues of violation of the civilians affected during the anti- of work was done at the first stage: right to life, the right to liberty, the terrorist operation in the East of filing applications concerning right to privacy, the right to effec- Ukraine, assistance was provided a crime, petitions (in particular, tive remedies, the right to freedom to the injured persons, relatives of declaring as a victim), appointing of thought and assembly, the right the fallen and prisoners. During forensic medical examinations, to peaceful possession of property the time of the existence of the etc., appealing against decisions and the prohibition of torture. Directions of UHHRU’s work • 11

■ Alina Pavliuk and Nadia Volkova (SLC of UHHRU) at the roundtable at the Ukrainian Institute of the Future on the topic “In Search of Legal Mechanisms to Prevent Impunity during the Conflict in the East”

Active analytical work is ongo- status of national legislation in the It is also necessary to note the ing in the field of analysis of main context of the protection of rights importance to monitor the practical problems that are being of victims, mechanisms for the observance of human rights on faced by victims. exchange of captives and investi- the uncontrolled by the Govern- gation of crimes committed in the ment of Ukraine territories. So, On October 10, 2016, UHHRU ATO zone in the context of illegal UHHRU established cooperation presented the study entitled «Total detentions and slave labor. with the United Nations Monitoring Impunity in the ATO zone: the Inves- Mission in Ukraine to exchange tigation of Illegal Arrests and Slave In addition to research based information regarding the situ- Labor», which was the 2nd in the on the investigation of specific ation in the East of Ukraine. In series of studies on the ineffective- cases of victims, research on addition, in the field of docu- ness of the investigation of crimes specific episodes of the conflict menting war crimes and studying committed on the uncontrolled in the East of Ukraine is being standards of the International territory of the East of Ukraine. The conducted. Criminal Court (ICC), interaction Ukrainian Institute of the Future with Global Rights Compliance hosted the roundtable discussion On September 5, 2016, the study had been established. With the “In Search of Legal Mechanisms “lovaisk Tragedy of 2014: Events and support of EHRAC in 2016, a legal to Prevent Impunity during the Responsibility” was presented. opinion was prepared concerning Conflict in the East”, dedicated to The report analyzed the course the cases against Ukraine and the the presentation of the report. of events of summer 2014 in the Russian Federation in ECHR. The At the same time, the main is- town of Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast experience of the EHRAC experts, sues analyzed in the study were and its surroundings, and also their results in the cases, related discussed: violations of the rights the process of conducting an to the Chechen conflict, became of captives in places of detention, investigation was considered. exemplary for the SLC experts. 12 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA (AR CRIMEA) & SIMFEROPOL

UHHRU continued to actively work towards the protection of human AR rights on the territory of the occu- pied peninsula of Crimea: working with strategic cases, carrying out CRIMEA analytical works and advocacy. Simferopol On December 2, 2015, the press conference “The Hague is Waiting: Prospects of the Crimean Case at the International Criminal Court” was held. It was attended by repre- sentatives of UHHRU, the Human Rights Information Center (HRIC) and an expert on International Tatar people in Crimea and declar- systematically worked on legal Humanitarian Law at the Institute ing it an extremist organization assistance for Ukrainian prisoners, of International Relations of Taras by occupation authorities. Refat who, after occupation, stayed in Shevchenko National University Chubarov, Head of the Mejlis of places of detention in Crimea. On of Kyiv. During the event, a special the Crimean Tatar people; Arkadiy May 18, 2016, UHHRU and RHRC issue of «Crimea without Rules. Bushchenko, Executive Director with media support of the Human Thematic Overview of the Human of UHHRU; Pavlo Petrenko, Min- Rights Information Center hosted a Rights Situation in Conditions of ister of Justice of Ukraine; Kyrylo press conference on the problems Occupation» was published, which Korotieiev, lawyer of the Human of transferring Ukrainian prison- concerns the issue of movement of Rights Center «Memorial» took part ers to the Russian prisons after the the civilian population of the Rus- in the press conference. Attorneys Crimean occupation, and what sian Federation into the occupied advocating the Mejlis spoke about Ukraine made to return its citizens. territory of Ukraine. The collec- details of the case, its legal as- Roman Martynovskyi, RHRC lawyer tion of materials was prepared by pects and international protection and UHHRU expert, Serhii Petuk- UHHRU together with the Regional mechanisms, such as prospects hov, Deputy Minister of Justice of Huma Rights Center (RHRC) and for consideration by the European Ukraine, and Tetiana Pechonchik, the expert-analytical group CHROT. Court of Human Rights. They also who represented the Human Rights spoke about what the Ukrainian Information Center, took part in the On May 19, 2016, UHHRU with me- state could do to protect Crimean press conference. At the confer- dia support of the Human Rights Tatars. ence, it was said that according Information Center organized the to human rights defenders, more press conference concerning the UHHRU in partnership with the than 1000 Ukrainian citizens were ban of the Mejlis of the Crimean Regional Human Rights Center, transferred from penitentiary insti- Directions of UHHRU’s work • 13

■ May 16, 2016. Arkadiy Bushchenko, Executive Director of UHHRU, at a press conference on a case against the ban on the activity of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people in Crimea and its declaration as an extremist organization by occupation authorities tutions in the occupied territory of kyi, RHRC lawyer and UHHRU and minimal treatment, which has Crimea to places of detention on expert, Emine Jeppar, First Deputy resulted in a significant deteriora- the territory of the Russian Federa- Minister of Information Policy of tion in the health of many Ukrain- tion. Many of these people want to Ukraine, Heorhii Logvynskyi, MP of ian prisoners. serve a sentence on the territory of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the mainland Ukraine, but this cannot Committee of the Verkhovna Rada In early October 2016, UHHRU, in be done, because of Ukraine’s fail- of Ukraine on Human Rights, and partnership with RHRC, with the ure to recognize verdicts of illegal Heorhii Tuka, Deputy Minister on support of the International Renais- “courts” in Crimea. At the same Temporarily Occupied Territories sance Foundation and the Interna- time, Ukrainian authorities must and Internally Displaced Persons tional Human Rights Partnership, find a way to accept the citizens in of Ukraine, took part in the press held a number of advocacy meas- the territory of the state. conference. Speakers outlined the ures during the autumn session of problems of not providing medical the Parliamentary Assembly of the In addition, on September 13, care and minimum necessary treat- Council of Europe (PACE) in Stras- 2016, UHHRU in partnership with ment for Ukrainian citizens who bourg, France. During the session RHRC, hosted the press conference were forcibly transferred to Russian of PACE, an important resolution concerning problems of not provid- prisons. All Ukrainian prisoners was adopted, in which the Assem- ing medical care to Ukrainians in with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and bly also urged the Russian Federa- Russian prisons. Roman Martynovs- hepatitis receive no medical care tion to stop the practice of transfer- 14 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

● the case of four Crimean Tatars- Muslims, whom ring those who do not have Russian occupation authorities of Crimea illegally detained and citizenship, including the prisoners, accused of having ties with the organization Hizb ut- from Crimea to the territory of the Tahrir; Russian Federation.

● the case of a Ukrainian man, whom Russian authorities In 2016, several large-scale and abducted and detained in Crimea, tortured, accused of high-profile cases were supported. participating in a so-called sabotage group; They show systemic problems in protecting the rights of Crimeans. ● the case of “February 26” concerning the persecution of Crimean Tatar activists and representatives of the One of the most high-profile cases Mejlis, who participated in a peaceful rally on February that shows the systematic persecu- 26, 2014, in front of the Verkhovna Rada of the tion of “dissidents” in Crimea by the occupation authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea; Russian Federation is the case of ● the case concerning the intervention of occupation banning the activity of the Mejlis authorities in the freedom of religion, namely the removal of the Crimean Tatar people and from the use of almost all the churches in Crimea; declaring it as an extremist organi- zation. ● the case of criminal prosecution of a Ukrainian farmer who, since the beginning of the peninsula’s In addition, a number of other occupation, had a Ukraine’s flag over his own home in Crimean cases were supported by the lawyers of SLC of UHHRU: Crimea, refused to become a Russian citizen and openly expressed his pro-Ukrainian position, and because of this The team of lawyers of UHHRU and he was illegally detained and persecuted by occupation the Regional Human Rights Center authorities. prepared the report and submit- ted it to the International Criminal ● the case of the charitable organization “Crimea Court in accordance with Article 15 Foundation” which has been subjected to systematic of the Rome Statute of the ICC pressure from the occupation authorities, aiming at forcing the Fund to cease its activities on the peninsula. In this report lawyers note facts In this case, UHHRU filed a complaint to ECHR in violation of forced transfers of the part of of Articles 6, 7, 10, 11 of the European Convention on Ukrainian citizens from Crimea to Human Rights (European Convention) and Article 1 the Russian Federation. According P-1 to the European Convention. On September 22, to Articles 8 (2) (a) (VII) and 8 (2) 2016, the applicant’s representative received a letter (b) (VIII) of RS of ICC, the “transfer, confirming the registration of the application concerning directly or indirectly, by the Oc- cupying Power of parts of its own the case of the Crimea Foundation v. the Russian civilian population into the territory Federation (No. 38644/15) by the court. it occupies” constitutes a war crime. Directions of UHHRU’s work • 15

■ September 13, 2016. UHHRU expert Roman Martynovskyi at a press conference on problems of not providing medical care to Ukrainians in Russian prisons MAIDAN UHHRU supports cases of people, Square was submitted to the Euro- December 10 - December 11, 2013, who suffered during the rallies of pean Court of Human Rights. The when the latter tried to push the the Revolution of Dignity. These protesters received bodily injuries protesters from the Independence include, in particular, cases of of varying degrees of severity due Square and Instytutska Street. As a dispersal of the peaceful rally and to violent dispersal of the rally. result, several dozen people were beating of protesters on Novem- beaten up by the employees of the ber 30, 2013, as well as beatings These cases raised the issue con- Berkut Special Forces and received and illegal arrests of activists in cerning the violation of the right to bodily injuries. December 2013. peaceful assembly and the prohibi- tion of torture. The lawyers also The cases concerning Maidan are The response to the Government’s sent comments to the Government a vivid illustration of the systemic objections to cases concerning of Ukraine’s objection to another of impunity of law enforcement offic- violations of the rights of five Maidan’s cases. The situation con- ers who exceeded powers during applicants-participants of the cerned the clash of protesters with rallies and violated rights of the peaceful rally at the Independence special forces during the night of civilian population. 16 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

CASES CONCERNING PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS One more field of work in 2016 was the support of the cases concerning individuals suffering from mental disorders, which was carried out in the following direc- tions: support of cases in ECHR and provision of assistance at the national level, development of methodological recommenda- tions.

Two cases of violations of the rights of individuals with mental disorders were registered by ■ August 23, 2016. UNIAN. Mykhailo Tarakhalo (SLC of UHHRU) at ECHR. the press conference concerning the case of Crimean saboteurs

The case of Zoege von Manteuffel In 2016, methodological recom- The case of Horbatiuk v. Ukraine v. Ukraine refers to no access to mendations for lawyers “The Right is about the violation of the right court by persons for whom coer- to Access to a Court by Incapaci- to access to the court by inca- cive measures of medical treatment tated Individuals” was developed. pacitated persons. The applicant have been applied. The complaint The recommendations explain was deprived of civilian capac- raises the important issue that how to handle cases of declaring ity in 2009, while she was also Ukrainian legislation provides an individual as incapacitated and deprived of parental rights for no right to individuals, who are renewing her/his civilian capacity. two children. Between 2009 and subjected to compulsory measures The main attention is paid to the 2014, she underwent a course of a medical nature, to file a com- problem of ensuring participation of treatment that resulted in a plaint with a court. In such cases, a of a client in her/his own case, ob- significant improvement of her solicitor or legal representative can taining legal aid from a lawyer. Due mental health. Mrs. Horbatiuk only apply to a court. This violates to the unsettled nature of these was aware of the significance of the guarantees of the Convention, issues in national legislation, it is her actions and could control in particular, the right of access still difficult to access alternative herself. The applicant turned to to court and the right to initiate psychiatric examination; a client both the guardian and the guard- proceedings challenging deten- has no right to appeal indepen- ian and guardianship authority tion. Moreover, there are facts of dently to a court for renewal of her/ with the requirement to appeal violations of Articles 3 (prohibition his capacity. However, thanks to the to the court with a statement on of torture) and 8 (right to respect case-law of the European Court of renewal of her capacity. However, for private and family life) of the Human Rights, it was possible to she did not receive the answer. Convention. formulate recommendations for Directions of UHHRU’s work • 17

■ Lecture of Anna Yudkivska, judge of the European Court of Human Rights

hospital, lack of conditions for the provision of proper medical treat- ment in prison, separation of a child and her/his mother after childbirth.

The case concerning holding the Equality March in Odesa raised the issue of the right to freedom Ukrainian lawyers to ensure the The development of legislation in of assembly and the prohibition of right of access to a court to inca- this area has not yet even begun. discrimination. Thus, holding of the pacitated clients. said event was prohibited by the The case of Terekhova v. Ukraine court, among other things because The following cases are among the raised the issue of protecting the the law enforcement agencies most significant cases of SLC in IDP’s right to participate in local would not be able to ensure 2016: elections. In 2016, a complaint of an observance of public order during IDP, who was denied to be included this event and to prevent possible The case of Petukhov v. Ukraine is in the list of voters, despite being conflicts between participants due to the fact that, in Ukraine, life a member of the territorial com- of the march and radical citizens imprisonment cannot be legally munity of Kyiv, was filed to ECHR. and organizations in view of their and changed or revised. This prob- Such a discriminatory approach to biased attitude to representa- lem is described in the cases of Ra- IDPs from the occupied territories tives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or falskyi and Hohin in the context of violates Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 transgender. the non-application of the so-called to the Convention. “Law of Savchenko” to persons The case of Chornenko v. Ukraine sentenced to life imprisonment. The case of Hlischynska v. Ukraine concerns the right to housing concerns the right to medical and guarantees of this right. The The cases of Zelenchuk and Tsiut- care and decent treatment for a indicated case is the first in Ukraine, siura v. Ukraine raised a question pregnant woman. The complaint in which the issue of access to of compliance of the moratorium raises issues related to the need to social housing is raised before on alienation of agricultural land in transfer a woman giving birth to a ECHR. This case revealed a gap in Ukraine with international norms. child from a prison to a maternity Ukrainian legislation regarding the 18 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

■ Representatives of SLC of UHHRU Mykhailo Tarakhalo and Vitalia Lebid at the meeting of CCU implementation of the Housing by Ukraine territory. Because of this, In 2016, lawyers of the Strategic Code, according to which alterna- the person was detained for more Litigations Center provided their tive housing had to be provided to than five years by a verdict that was objections to the Government’s the family. However, in accordance not legally valid. In 2016, lawyers objections to ECHR. with the law, the direct obligation of SLC provided ECHR with their to do so is not laid down on either objections to the Government’s During this year, the European local authorities or a new owner of objections. the hostel. Court of Human Rights delivered The case of Karpenko v. Ukraine re- judgements in 13 cases, which The case of Khlebik v. Ukraine fers to the provisions of the criminal were supported by lawyers of SLC is related to the administration procedure legislation of Ukraine, of UHHRU. Including: of justice on the territory of ATO, which permits multiple repeated Panych v. Ukraine; namely, the inability of national extradition arrests of a person on Pereshok v. Ukraine; courts to consider the applicant’s the same grounds, without the pos- Smirnova v. Ukraine; complaint, because materials of the sibility to effectively protect her/ Tymchenko v. Ukraine; case were left on the uncontrolled his freedom and personal integrity. Svystoruk v. Ukraine. Directions of UHHRU’s work • 19

WORK WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF UKRAINE In 2016, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine delivered 2 judgments, which largely took into account the previously filed legal opinions of UHHRU.

The first case was related to the right to peaceful assembly. On September 13, 2016, the Consti- tutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) closed the question of whether the organizers of peaceful assem- ■ May 9, 2016. Mykhailo Tarakhalo (SLC of UHHRU), Yevhen Chekarov (NGO «Public Committee blies should receive permission for the Protection of Human Rights») and Yevgen Zakharov (KHPG) at the roundtable at the Ombudsman’s Office on Compensation for the ruined property in the ATO zone from local authorities, or it is just enough to send them a statement, informing about the event. In the in accordance with the law, is ad- Another conclusion was concern- comments to the Constitutional mitted to a psychiatric institution ing the constitutionality of certain Court, UHHRU noted that the Con- upon request or with the consent provisions of the Law of Ukraine stitution contains rules of direct of his/her guardian”. “On Lustration”, in which they came action, providing for informing of to the conclusion that lustration ac- the nature of the peaceful assem- Also, in 2016, UHHRU lawyers cording to the post can be consid- bly. The controversial provisions provided a number of conclusions ered as justified only in relation to were optional, which in fact led to to the Constitutional Court. The key posts of the state, and unac- discrimination, since the organ- first one was related to the compli- ceptable for posts that go beyond izers of religious assemblies were ance of part one of Article 294 and this circle. in an unequal position compared Article 326 of the Code on Admin- Also, an expert conclusion was to all others. istrative Offenses of Ukraine with provided concerning the compli- the provisions of the Constitution ance of certain provisions of the In the second decision of July 1, of Ukraine, which provides for an Law of Ukraine “On Corruption 2016, the Constitutional Court exception to the general rule of Prevention” and Part 1 Article 366 agreed with the opinion of UHHRU entering into force by a judge’s de- of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and resolved a whole series of cision after the expiry of the time with the norms of the Constitution problems in the field, declaring limit for lodging an appeal against of Ukraine that protect principles of unconstitutionality of the provi- decisions imposing a penalty. The the rule of law, legal certainty, legal- sion of the third sentence of part aforementioned provisions of the ity, individual responsibility, prohi- one of Article 13 of the Law of Code restricted the right of a per- bition of interference in private life, Ukraine “On Psychiatric Aid”: “A son to submit an appeal against a and dissemination of confidential person, declared as incapacitated court decision. information. 20 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

COOPERATION WITH THE Network of public Thus, the Network consists of FREE LEGAL AID SYSTEM IN receptions (PR) receptions located in Kherson, UKRAINE In 2016, the UHHRU Network of Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Kropyvnytskyi, UHHRU continues fruitful coopera- public receptions was the largest Lviv, Mykolaiv, Severodonetsk tion with the Coordination Center non-state human rights network of (Luhansk Oblast), Khmelnytskyi, of the system of free legal aid in public receptions, having 29 offices; Ternopil, Sumy, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Ukraine, in particular lawyers of one almost in each regional center Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast), the Strategic Litigations Center of of Ukraine. Poltava, Chernivtsi, Lutsk, Cherkasy, UHHRU jointly prepared op-eds and Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne, Zapor- articles in one of the sections of the Today, this Network plays a key role izhia, Vyshhorod (Kyiv Oblast), Digest of Free Legal Aid System in in providing free legal aid to Ukrain- Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Pokrovsk, Ukraine entitled “European Practice ian people. Often applying to PR is Mariupol, Toretsk (Donetsk Oblast), of Legal Protection”. All these the only opportunity for a person Odesa and Kyiv. articles were published on the (regardless of her/his status or websites: www.legalaid.gov.ua and profession) to receive professional A special emphasis of activities of www.precedent.in.ua. legal aid. the Network of PR of UHHRU in Directions of UHHRU’s work • 21

■ Representatives of the UHHRU Network of public receptions in the Zakarpatia Oblast

2016 was laid on cases of human rights violations by the state in its various aspects: from the Pension Fund or social security agencies to the Government. 80% of all consultations of the Network of receptions were provided in the cases of human rights violations by state authorities. And if there was a systemic problem of legisla- tion, judicial practice or enforce- ment, such cases were transferred to the Strategic Litigations Center of UHHRU. In addition, the Network pro- In 2016, PRs became local support The key task of the Network of duced booklets and brochures points for the Documentation receptions is to increase legal with the most requested informa- Center of UHHRU. The information awareness of Ukrainian people tion. In particular, materials on gathered by receptions provided through information and edu- the rights of servicemen, both an evidence base of the facts of cation activities. Over the year, active and demobilized, members military and other crimes, as well more than 1000 events were held as foreign military intervention on of their families, the rights of all over Ukraine that not only the territory of Ukraine. internally displaced persons, as provided information on how to well as on issues of preparation protect rights of people but also In addition, PRs monitored the of complaints to state authorities aimed at teaching them the basic human rights situation in the algorithms of protection. These were printed and distributed. regions. The information received were seminars, trainings, master by them was used to prepare classes, etc. Publications in vari- Often the UHHRU receptions be- both the annual national report ous media, both traditional and come human rights centers in the on human rights and to conduct electronic also significantly ex- regions and played an important human rights monitoring carried panded the provision of informa- role in activities of the local com- out by UHHRU together with the tion to people about their rights. munity. Office of the Ombudsman. 22 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

Analytical direction CREATING A MECHANISM FOR PUBLIC CONTROL OVER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY BY AUTHORITIES

In 2016, UHHRU experts together with the Ukrainian Parliament Com- missioner for Human Rights took part in the establishment of system monitoring of the implementa- tion of the National Human Rights Strategy.

A Public Platform that included more than 70 NGOs was launched, ■ Arkadiy Bushchenko, Executive Director of UHHRU, and Valeria the website (www.hro.org.ua), Lutkovska, the Ombudswoman of Ukraine, discuss systemic monitoring of the implementation of the National Human Rights Strategy methodology and pilot system of ● Concerning the implementa- indicators for the implementation garding the creation of conditions tion of the Concluding Obser- of the Strategy were developed for persons with disabilities to be vations of the UN Committee with the help of UNDP. During able to pass the External Independ- on Economic, Social and 2016, four reports were published ent Assessment, which had signs of Cultural Rights by Ukraine; and sent to the Government of discrimination. ● on the implementation of Ukraine for further implementation. the Concluding Observations In addition, UHHRU conducted a Assessing Ukraine’s compliance of the UN Committee on the public examination of activities of with international obligations, Rights of Persons with Disabili- the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. Its UHHRU experts, together with ties by Ukraine; results were taken into account in partner organizations, prepared six ● on the implementation of the Concluding Observations the process of development of the alternative reports to the commit- of the UN Committee on the Model regulation on the psycho- tees of the UN and the Council of Rights of the Child by Ukraine; neurological boarding school, and Europe: ● on the implementation of the was also used, when drafting a bill ● on the implementation of the provisions of the European on ensuring the suffrage of persons International Covenant on Civil Social Charter (revised) by with disabilities. and Political Rights in Ukraine Ukraine. (report of the VII cycle, 2011); In addition, UHHRU managed to ● on the report of the Russian The analysis of national trends timely stop the registration of the Federation of XXII-XXIV cycle in the field of human rights has on the implementation of the Decree of the Ministry of Education traditionally been reflected in the International Convention on and Science of Ukraine and the the Elimination of All Forms of annual report “Human Rights in Ministry of Health of Ukraine re- Racial Discrimination (ICERD); Ukraine-2016”. Directions of UHHRU’s work • 23

IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE MODEL OF HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING IN CONDITIONS OF DECENTRALIZATION Human rights monitoring in the context of decentralization became the second joint initiative of UHH- RU and the Ombudsman’s Office in 2016. It was aimed at strengthen- ing the communities’ control over actions of local self-government bodies. A comprehensive human ■ At the international roundtable “Perspectives on the Application of Transitional Justice in Ukraine”. May 25, 2016 rights assessment based on the ex- ample of the international Human Rights Index system was used as a basis for which public associations would be able to assess the effec- tiveness of local governments.

The mechanism of interaction “Community + Ombudsman + Local government” on monitoring human rights at the local level was worked out by UHHRU analysts during six monitoring missions in cooperation with the Ombuds- man’s Office (Kharkiv; Voznesensk, “TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE” Mykolaiv Oblast; Kovel, Volyn ADVOCACY telethon on transitional justice, Oblast; Chernivtsi; Zaporizhia; The introduction of Transitional a visit and lectures by expert on Uman, Cherkasy Oblast), as well as Justice in Ukraine, as the focus documenting war crimes in for- during ten independent monitor- of the UHHRU’s analytical direc- mer Yugoslavia Mirsad Tokaca, ings on the initiative of local NGOs. tion in 2016, was due to the Director of the Center for As a result, more than 700 pages need to create a philosophical Research and Documentation in of text and illustrated reports were and methodological basis of the Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovi- published, indicators of “human state activity in a situation of the na). In addition, UHHRU initiated rights certification” of regions were armed conflict. UHHRU experts the analytical study entitled developed, and the basis for ex- held an international roundtable “Transitional Justice in Ukraine: panding the Ombudsman + model entitled “Perspectives on the Ap- Perspectives for Application”, in to the level of local communities plication of Transitional Justice which 15 scientists and special- was created. in Ukraine”, supported by a ists took part. 24 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

The results of the work of the spe- cialists of the analytical direction and the Documentation Center also included 7 thematic reports: 1. Childhood under the gun: the rights of the child in conditions of the armed conflict in the East of Ukraine. 2. My home – someone’s fortress: the right to property under conditions of the armed conflict in the East of Ukraine. ■ Oleksandr Pavlichenko, Chairman of the Board of UHHRU, and Yulia Kazdobina, the Minister of Information Policy, at the presentation of the Documentation Center of UHHRU 3. Humanitarian catastrophe or humanitarian needle - two ESTABLISHING THE sides of one medal: access DOCUMENTATION CENTER for the International Criminal Court, to humanitarian assistance in conditions of the armed The analytical work was strength- as well as in the work of the coali- conflict in the east of Ukraine. ened after the Documentation tion “Justice for Peace in Donbas”, a Center was established. It actively member of which UHHRU is. 4. With the shield or on cooperated with partner organiza- the shield. (the state of the archaeological and tions “Donbass SOS”, “Myrnyi Bereh” In addition to providing assistance architectural monuments of [Peacefull Coast], the Ukrainian to members of the Coalition in the Donbas in the conditions of Public Health Foundation, as well as amount of about UAH 1 million, the conflict). with the General Staff of the Minis- during 2016, UHHRU developed a 5. Rights of persons with mental try of Defense of Ukraine, the Office standardized set of questionnaires health problems. Observance of Civil-Military Cooperation of the for partner organizations in relation of human rights in psychiatric Armed Forces, the Main Military to the six categories of victims hospitals. Prosecutor’s office. of the conflict: IDPs-residents of 6. Rights of the child and mental Donbas; IDPs-residents of Crimea; health. Observance of the The materials of the work of 29 persons injured/wounded during rights of the child in stationary UHHRU public receptions, 31 moni- the armed conflict in the ATO zone; health and social protection toring visits to the ATO zone and ATO participants; persons who institutions. other regions of Ukraine allowed were in places of detetion in the 7. Rights of persons with forming a multi-factorial database ATO zone; dead/missing persons. disability in the armed conflict containing 2940 documented UHHRU analysts also initiated the in the East of Ukraine. human rights violations during the preparation of methodological In addition to these innovations, armed conflict and the annexation recommendations “Communica- the UHHRU’s analytical direc- of the Autonomous Republic of tion skills in the process of evidence tion initiated cooperation with Crimea. The database and analyti- documentation”, along with a series 9 universities (Taras Shevchenko cal mechanisms of the Center are of thematic media marathons on National University of Kyiv, used in the formation of materials the UkrLife TV channel. Borys Hrinchenko University Directions of UHHRU’s work • 25

■ Oleksii Bida, Coordinator of the UHHRU Documentation Center + Oleh Martynenko, Head of the UHHRU Analytical Department, the VI Open Human Rights 40th anniversary of the found- and Valentyn Potapov, Coordinator of Educational Programs of UHHRU Tournament among the teams ing of the Ukrainian Helsinki of legal clinics, dedicated to the Group, took a special place. of Kyiv, Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian National Pedagogical During 2016, UHHRU analysts actively participated in a wide University, E.Didorenko State range of events devoted to law enforcement and security University of Internal Affairs of sector reforms: Luhansk, National University ● participated in the master class for Senior Police Advisers of Bioresources and Nature of Europe, Australia, Canada in the field of Police Reform (the Management, Kyiv National Scottish Police College); University of Culture and Arts, ● participated in the work of the Competition Commission for the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla selection of candidates for positions of the Office of Monitoring of Academy”, Tavrida National Uni- the Observance of Human Rights at the National Police; versity, University of Economics ● prepared recommendations for the National Police of Ukraine on and Law «KROK»). the issue of ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities in the course of administrative proceedings; As part of the cooperation, 136 ● were trained as public monitors of the Equality March “Learning to correctly report actions of the police” (public monitoring group students participated in the “OZON”); UHHRU-based internship, which ● expert participation in the work of the Parliamentary and Public included the implementation of Platform «Police Interaction with the Community in the Context thematic tasks and master class- of Reforms in Ukraine and Experience of the European Union»; es in providing legal assistance ● expert participation in the public coalition “Reanimation Package to victims of human rights viola- of Reforms”; tions. UHHRU analysts, in turn, ● developed and conducted training sessions for trainers and participated in roundtables, prepared training materials for professional ethics and anti- conferences, lectures, organized corruption training for employees of the Service Centers of the for students and teachers of Ministry of the Interior and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau these universities. Among them, of Ukraine. 26 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

■ Arkadiy Bushchenko, Executive Director of UHHRU, at the awarding ■ Judge Oksana Birsa (Dniprovskyi District Court of Kyiv) – one of of the winners of the study «Precedent UA-2016» the ten winners of the study «Precedent UA-2016»

“PRECEDENT UA-2016” Education STUDY The selection was conducted and training by the competition commission UHHRU continues to conduct composed of: Arkadiy Buschenko, EDUCATION FOR LAWYERS the investigation of applying the Executive Director of UHHRU, Va- AND ATTORNEYS case-law of the European Court leria Lutkovska, Parliament Com- During 2016, 23 educational by national courts. This year, the missioner for Human Rights, Ivan events were hosted by the UHH- topic of the study was the right to Lyshchyna, Government Agent RU’s educational direction within liberty in the context of Article 5 before the European Court of Hu- the framework of the training man Rights, Valentyn Shchepot- of lawyers in the field of human of the Convention. The High Spe- kin, Judge of the High Specialized rights. cialized Court of Ukraine for the Court for Civil and Criminal Cases, consideration of civil and criminal Olena Sapozhnikova, lawyer of Within the project “Advocacy and cases joined the project. In 2016, the Strategic Litigations Center Government Capacity Building in 117 decisions of ECHR were taken of UHHRU and coordinator of the the field of Migration”1 : as a basis for the study, and the “Precedent UA” project. The Com- ● four seminars on migration criteria for the successful applica- petition commission identified law entitles “The application tion of these decisions by national the ten best judges of Ukraine in of the Convention for the courts were determined. In the December 2016. Protection of Human Rights course of the study, dozens of and Fundamental Freedoms in the issues of deportation national decisions with successful On January 23, 2017, the solemn and refusal to protect asylum application of the case-law were award ceremony of judges-win- selected. ners was held in Kyiv. 1 http://www.migrants.org.ua/about Directions of UHHRU’s work • 27

■ Participants of the seminar “What should a lawyer know for effective work with the European Convention on Human Rights”

seekers” and on discrimination for employees of the State Migration Service of Ukraine, were held in the cities of Dnipro, Odesa, Kherson, and Zaporizhia. The training session was participated by a total of 42 attorneys of the Department ■ Meeting of alumni with a of Citizenship and Immigration special rapporteur on judges and during 2016. lawyers in Serbia (small photo) ● three seminars on migration The project of the All-Ukrainian border work and issues related law entitled “The application charitable foundation “Right to the observance of the rights of of the Convention for the to Protection”, implemented non-citizens. Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in close cooperation with the The seminars were organized in the issues of deportation Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights by UHHRU, the Department of and refusal to protect asylum Union, aimed at raising aware- Citizenship and Immigration of seekers” for lawyers of the ness of state, judicial and non- Ukraine and funded by the Euro- system of free legal aid (FLA) governmental organizations pean Union, with the participation were held in the cities of Odesa, about existing problems and of the United Nations High Com- Kherson, Zaporizhia. During 2016, 55 lawyers of the FLA opportunities for their solution in missioner for Refugees and the system were trained. the field of migration and asylum, global NGO HIAS. 28 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

■ UHHRU expert Roman Martynovskyi at a seminar for judges A number of the following Course of the first course in experts, representatives of educational activities2 was held Ukraine were also involved as the partner organization and within the framework of the experts of the seminar. the Project Management project “International Law for the ● The training session on Committee. During the meeting, they attended a Protection of Public Interests. the preparation and filing workshop on complaint Distance Education of Lawyers applications concerning international crimes to the arguments in ECHR. They also for Human Rights”: International Criminal Court, in held a discussion “Modern ● 4th seminar “Prohibition of which 10 people participated Challenges to Human Rights, Discrimination” for lawyers was (as part of internships on work the Role of Lawyers and attended by 25 participants of with the ICC). Attorneys in the Situation the Distance Course. During the of the State’s Crisis, Law and ● The seminar on “Application seminar, participants gained Democratic Mechanisms.” In of International Human Rights knowledge about concepts addition, all participants of the Standards (Human Rights and features of discrimination meeting, together with the Mechanisms provided by the in terms of international national team and experts, United Nations System, etc.)” law, worked with cases, and worked in groups, discussed for graduates of the Distance explained the real situation prospects and plans of further Course was held in Prague under Article 14 of ECHR, training, possibilities of (Czech Republic), which was as well as familiarized with cooperation with the UHHRU attended by 23 attorneys- the ECHR case-law in cases partner organization and the participants of the training. of discrimination on various Network of public receptions grounds. Alumni of the Distance ● The final meeting of alumni of after the completion of the the Distance Course, attended training. All graduates received by 43 people-alumni of the diplomas, certificates and 2 http://humanrightshouse.org/Projects/ Distance Course, program certificates of graduation in ILIA_RU/EHREL_RU/index.html Directions of UHHRU’s work • 29

■ Participants and graduates of the program ILLIA taking part in international conference in Georgia the third cycle of the project. Furthermore, during the year, a to Ownership (Article 1 of Graduates from the second number of other educational and the First Protocol to the cycle received certificates about training events for Ukrainian law- European Convention for the the completion of the course yers were held concerning topical Protection of Human Rights of the Council of Europe within issues in the field of human rights. and Fundamental Freedoms)” in Kharkiv, in which 51 judges the framework of the “HELP” ● An open lecture “Evolution took part. As well as one program. of the fundamental rights seminar for judges of the explanation by the European ● The final conference of Supreme Economic Court of Court: Does it develop these graduates of the program in Ukraine, the Economic Court of the Constitutional Court of standards of human dignity Appeal and the Economic Court Lithuania, which was attended or trivialize the concept?” by of Kyiv, in which 27 people by alumni from Azerbaijan, Anna Yudkivska, judge of the participated. Belarus, Moldova, Russia and European Court of Human ● Two seminars “General Rights, was held in partnership ten lawyers from Ukraine. principles of interpretation with the Academy of Advocacy During the event, they not of the provisions of the only received diplomas of Ukraine, in which 120 people Convention for the Protection about the completion of participated. of Human Rights and the half-year international ● A pilot series of seminars for Fundamental Freedoms and training course, but also judges of economic courts the application of the case- participated in discussions was held, including three law of the European Court of on the implementation and seminars for judges of the Human Rights in resolving application of international Economic Court of Donetsk specific cases” for joint groups human rights standards Oblast entitled “Standards of of lawyers and judges from and related problems in the the Convention on Human all over Ukraine were held. countries. Rights concerning the Right The seminars were organized 30 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

by UHHRU together with munity members in solving their the Kharkiv Human Rights problems independently. NATIONAL PREVENTIVE Protection Group. In total, 47 MECHANISM (NPM) participants attended two UKRAINE-WIDE HUMAN RIGHTS Experts and program trainers are workshops. SCHOOL FOR YOUNG ACTIVISTS constantly involved in the pro- ● Two seminars “What should a cess of preparing new monitors The Ukraine-wide Human Rights lawyer know for effective work and supporting already working School for Young Activists is a with the European Convention ones. The training and qualifica- on Human Rights” for joint traditional annual event. It is a tion enhancement of NPM moni- groups of lawyers and judges space where activists and young from all over Ukraine were held. tors took place in partnership In total, 45 people participated people are able to expand their with the organizations involved in the workshops. The purpose knowledge of human rights, in the work of the expert coun- of the seminar was to familiarize mechanisms for their protection cil of the National Preventive participants with the practical and civic activism, learn to notice Mechanism at the Secretariat of aspects of the application of the Ukrainian Parliament Com- the European Convention on human rights and their abuses missioner for Human Rights, with Human Rights in the day-to-day in their everyday lives, and plan the support of the International practice of lawyers. In addition, effective human rights activities. the participants expanded Renaissance Foundation and their knowledge of the rights Participants also get acquainted UNDP in Ukraine. guaranteed by the Convention with the best practices of human and their interpretation rights protection, communi- PREPARATION OF by the European Court of cate with activists from all over COORDINATORS FOR Human Rights, the criteria for admissibility of a complaint Ukraine, as well as international DOCUCLUBS to the European Court, as well experts and spend time and time The program experts and trainers are constantly collaborating with as the formulation of factual interestingly and meaningfully circumstances of the case, the Human Rights Documentary in the company of like-minded in addition to consolidating Film Festival Docudays UA in the the acquisition of knowledge people. preparation and conducting of through discussions and educational activities, providing a implementation of practical ONLINE COURSE ON tasks. wide range of support and train- FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN ing for both newly established RIGHTS clubs and already known ones. INFORMAL EDUCATION With the involvement of well- HUMAN RIGHTS AND LOCAL known human rights experts ART ACTIVISM DEMOCRACY from Central and Eastern Europe In November 2016, as a test of This course helps activists, a new educational product, an in 2016, an online course was representatives of local authori- event in the format of a work- ties, and journalists to master developed jointly with method- shop on Art Activism took place, their human rights skills as a ologists and consultants, which tool for local changes in rela- combining interactive lectures, will become available to all who tions between different sectors, role-plays and stimulating games, increasing citizens’ access to want to learn about human rights live library, individual and group decision-making, activating com- next year. work with time devoted to the Directions of UHHRU’s work • 31

development of art projects and partizaning. The key topic of the event was about challenges that people are currently facing, promoting human rights and combating discrimination. Par- ticipants of the workshop were activists of Roma communities, students from Africa, volunteers- IDPs, and etc. The combination of various components, tasks involv- ing the personal experience of the group allowed not only to ■ School-participant team of the course “School as a Territory of realize author art projects and in- Human Rights” during the workshop terventions aimed at promoting for the implementation project and dissemination human rights, non-discrimination and protection of human among the participating and provoking the discussion but rights in the institution educational institutions also to achieve a significant effect with representatives of as well as other interested all participants in the representatives to further on social media. Information educational process - implement sustainable and about the results of one of the students, teachers, parents, effective changes in education, projects developed was dissemi- administration. 60 students, promotion of human rights nated in Facebook segments of 30 parents, 40 teachers and principles and standards was Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, and 20 representatives of the prepared. Russia. administration took part in ● The establishment of the the training sessions. network of schools that have FORMAL EDUCATION ● In the process of project shown a desire to build their implementation, standards educational space on the “SCHOOL AS A TERRITORY OF of the School as a Territory of principles of human rights has HUMAN RIGHTS” Human Rights based on the begun. ● The course “School as a World Program for Human ● Within the framework of Territory of Human Rights”, its Rights Education have been this project, two webinars methodology, content, forms developed and can be used on «Children’s Rights at of activities, were improved. by educational institutions School» and «The Right to ● Eight trainings, five distance to analyze the state of Respect for Private Life» sessions and a thorough observance of principles were held, video recording analysis of the internal of human rights education of which can be used as an regulatory framework for the and to improve and develop educational product. The formation of understanding the specific capacities of the webinar was attended by 712 of principles and approaches institution. participants from 17 Oblasts: to education in the field of ● The training resource, namely Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, human rights, establishment a methodological guide, legal Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Volyn, of cooperation and creation analysis, training materials for Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Luhansk, of effective mechanisms use in the next stages of the Chernihiv, Zakarpatia, 32 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

analysis prepared instructions for further monitoring studies of general education institutions. An examination of eight curricula and standards, ten textbooks and manuals according to the developed research tools, as well as analysis of international and national law in the field of human rights education were conducted.

■ The winners of the student essay contest «Human Rights through the Prism of Modernity» A group of 12 monitors was trained to conduct research of Kirovohrad, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, of qualitative training in the educational space at second- Zaporizhia, Kharkiv and Sumy human rights in the system Oblasts. Settlements: Poltava, of formal education (based ary schools. They were selected Kremenchuk, Reshetylivka, on principles of the United from among public activists Kryvyi Rih, Kamianske, Dnipro, Nations World Program for representing public recep- Lviv, Drohobych, Kyiv, Brovary, Human Rights Education and tions of UHHRU, graduates of Khmelnytskyi, Zaliznytsia, the Council of Europe Charter the Ukraine-wide program “We Lutsk, Berdychev, Cherkasy, on Education for Democratic Understand Human Rights” and Zolotonosha, Starobilsk, Citizenship and Human Rights). Voznesensk, Severodonetsk, other NGOs. Chernihiv, Uzhhorod, MONITORING IN THE FIELD OF Balahivka. The study of the training of HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION teachers for teaching in the field ● The conference “Development The Concept of monitoring in the of Human Rights Education field of human rights education of human rights (75 teachers in Schools of Ukraine” was were interviewed) was launched. held. During its work, interim was developed. An expert moni- results of the study on the toring group was established. It implementation of human consists of representatives of state Pilot studies of the implementa- rights education in the institutions - the Institute of Post- tion of education in the field of system of general secondary graduate Pedagogical Education, human rights and testing instru- education of Ukraine were the Lviv Regional Center for Educa- ments in nine general education- presented; the Ukrainian and al institutions of Kharkiv, Khmel- international experience of tional Quality Assessment, teachers nytskyi, Cherkasy, Lviv, and Volyn organizing the educational and and representatives of NGOs. educational space of general Oblasts were conducted. educational institutions (GEI) The toolkit for conducting on the principles of human investigations of educational Research reports and recommen- rights (“School as a Territory of programs and standards, edu- dations for further implementa- Human Rights”) was presented cational and methodical litera- tion of the Ukraine-wide moni- and recommendations on the formation of comprehensive ture and space was developed toring of education in the field of approach and the introduction and tested. Experts in the legal human rights were prepared. Directions of UHHRU’s work • 33

COMPETITIONS In 2016, two competitions of student essays “Human Rights through the Prism of Modernity” and teaching and methodological developments of teachers, creative teams of educational institutions, scientific institutions, and public organizations were organized and conducted.

The mentioned events were carried out with the purpose of develop- ■ Participants of the Hard talk about human rights at the Educational ing the culture of human rights, Human Rights House - Chernihiv dissemination of information about it, development of interest to the over 10,200 visitors in 11 cities of According to the tradition, UHHRU urgent issues in the field of human Ukraine (Severodonetsk, Nikopol, was one of the main customers of rights, identification and promotion Uzhhorod, Lviv, Drohobych, educational programs on the basis of creatively gifted students, inter- Chernivtsi, Cherkasy, Dnipro, Rivne, of the House - 15 events with a ested in human rights, promotion Chernihiv, Khmelnytskyi), including total number of 316 participants. of their professional orientation, 5150 men and 5050 women. stimulation of active living status, During the year, the Ukrainian formation of respect for human 165 students were trained as Helsinki Human Rights Union dignity in Ukrainian society, and guides of the traveling exhibition transferred UAH 1,465,925.32 to motivation of teaching staff to and active “agents” of changes in the Educational Human Rights teach human rights. the process of dissemination and House – Chernihiv in the form of implementation of human rights material values, services, and works. As part of these projects, experts values and principles. Within the framework of the USAID developed the Regulations on Human Rights in Action Program, competitions and criteria for the SUPPORT TO THE EDUCATIONAL which is being implemented by the evaluation of works. HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE – UHHRU, UAH 630,150.55 were al- CHERNIHIV located to purchase the equipment 298 school students’ essays and During 2016, 48 educational for the House, and UAH 835,775.77 150 teaching and methodological events, participated by 1161 were allocated under the Right to developments were submitted. people, took place in Chernihiv on Participate project with the sup- the basis of the Educational Human port of the Charles Stewart Mott TRAVELING EXHIBITION Rights House- Chernihiv. The vast Foundation. “EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO majority of activities have tradition- KNOW THEIR RIGHTS” ally been devoted to human rights Thanks to these funds, in 2016, the Between March and October, education and actions to protect House became more accessible the exhibition was attended by public interests and human rights. to people depending on wheel 34 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

chairs: the main entrance was reconstructed and equipped with a wheelchair ramp, and bedrooms, showers and dressing rooms were equipped with special fittings. Stairwells inside the house will now be able to be overcome by the mo- bile wheelchair lift, which operates on batteries and is suitable for any configuration of stairs.

In addition, a water purification sys- tem, conference room equipment, specialized literature for the library ■ Olena Sapozhnikova, Coordinator of the advocacy project «Dumaidan-2016» and lawyer of SLC of UHHRU and other equipment for internal and external infrastructure were an attempt to kidnap him. This of topics with the general public purchased and installed, which was avoided by the cost of several during roundtables and so on. Also, made human rights education ac- broken ribs and other damages. In the special project is intended to cessible to a wider range of people. addition to the comfort, the guests shift the emphasis from the estab- The energy costs of the educational were provided with all necessary lished understanding of “maidan” center were reduced due to the qualified medical assistance. They [square] as bloody, populist cells of transition to a more environmen- stayed at the House for a week, crowd, oppressed by authorities, to tally friendly and energy-efficient then moved to the other part of “dumaidan”- “thinking square”, as lighting source in all workplaces. Ukraine, where they live until now. a place of gathering of people to discuss important issues publicly In addition to educational activi- and peacefully and to find ways out ties, the Educational Human Rights Advocacy work of situations. House - Chernihiv provides shelter to human rights defenders at risk, 2016 “DUMAIDAN” SPECIAL In 2016, the environmental topic of who were forced to leave their PROJECT “Dumaidan” was chosen: «Preserv- homeland because of the threat «Dumaidan» is a special advocacy ing Green Areas in Cities and Settle- to their health, freedom, and often project, established by UHHRU in ments». The International Chari- even life. 2016. It combines several forms of table Organization “Environment activities under the umbrella of one – Law – Human”, the NGO “Center Thus, in 2016, the House helped annual topic: expert discussions of for Legal and Political Research two people - an activist from Uz- UHHRU professionals and external “SIM”, the Environmental Humani- bekistan and his wife. The man was experts, strategic handling of cases tarian Association “Green World”, persecuted for his political convic- by lawyers of SLC, meetings with and the NGO “Green Front” joined tions in his homeland, and was representatives of communities UHHRU within the project. The first forced to seek asylum in Ukraine. and authorities, drafting amend- “Dumaidan” was held on March 29, During his stay in Kyiv, there was ments to legislation, discussions 2016, in Kyiv, within the framework Directions of UHHRU’s work • 35

of the International Human Rights UA. During dumaidans, it was MAJOR EVENTS IN 2016 Festival Docudays UA. During this decided to reveal the acute issues January 27, 2016 – the press-lunch dumaidan, it was possible to estab- of the preservation of green areas “Crimea without Rules” held by lish a dialogue among the commu- in cities and settlements on the UHHRU within the framework of nity, representatives of civil society examples of strategic cases and the PACE Winter Session in Stras- organizations and authorities, that stories of environmental activists, bourg with the participation of was then written in the text of the reflected partly in pictures. The Serhii Zaiets, an UHHRU expert, and resolution. photo exhibition was titled “Du- Mustafa Dzhemilev, MP of Ukraine. maidan-2016: Photomoments”. As part of this year’s debate, February 26-28, 2016 - participation lawyers of the Strategic Litigations The first expert discussion of of the delegation of UHHRU in the Center prepared amendments to amendments to legislation and international legal conference “In- legislation and supported several the photo exhibition took place in ternational Law in Public Interests strategic cases. In particular, cases Kyiv on October 2, 2016. Then, du- Protection” in Vilnius (Lithuania). concerning representation of the maidan went to Kharkiv, Ternopil, interests of activists of the peace- Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Odesa. March 3, 2016 - the presenta- ful rally to save the Kachyne Lake The final discussion and photo tion and press briefing regarding in Darnytskyi District of Kyiv; con- exhibition took place in Kyiv on the package of laws prepared by cerning recognition of the unlaw- December 26. The photo exhibi- UHHRU concerning the occupied ful allocation of land for develop- tion continued at the office of the territories of the Autonomous ment within the boundaries of the Ukrainian Parliament Commission- Republic of Crimea & Sevastopol at ornithological reserve of local im- er for Human Rights until February the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. portance “Pirnivskyi” in Vyshhorod 2, 2017. District of Kyiv Oblast; concerning March 16, 2016 –Borys Zakharov, an representation of the interests of The UHHRU journalist broadcasted UHHRU representative, delivered relatives of three victims during it via the Facebook social network. a speech on political persecution the fire at the Hrybovychi landfill So, people, who could not come in the occupied territories of the in Lviv Oblast. At the same time, personally to take part in the event, Autonomous Republic of Crimea & UHHRU also provided information could watch it. In general, during Sevastopol at the European Parlia- support for these cases, in par- traveling dumaidans through- ment’s Subcommittee on Human ticular, in a series of reports on the out Ukraine, the audience of 250 Rights in Brussels. official website. people, who attended the expert discussion, was reached; about May 25, 2016 – the International In September 2016, UHHRU 2000 people watched live broad- roundtable of UHHRU on Tran- lawyers together with external casts; several hundreds of people sitional Justice at the Ministry of experts drafted amendments to visited the photo exhibitions that Justice of Ukraine. legislation (more than 30 amend- lasted for one week in 6 cities. ments to legislation and bylaws) September 21, 2016 – the Crimean that were presented in the frame- In 2016, the general audience of Evening of UHHRU in Warsaw (Po- work of the traveling International 3000 people was reached by “Du- land) at the OSCE Human Dimen- Human Rights Festival Docudays maidan” events. sion Implementation Meeting for 36 • Directions of UHHRU’s work

■ September 21, 2016, at the Crimea Evening of UHHRU in Warsaw ■ Borys Zakharov, Head of the Advocacy Center of UHHRU, and Oleksandra Delmenchuk and Maksym Petrov, international advocacy coordinators, at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw

LIST OF EXPERT COUNCILS, in which UHHRU, 150 guests. A series of talks had staff members participated in 2016: been held with the ambassadors 1. Constitutional Commission; Working Group on Human Rights on the Development of Amendments to Section 2 of the of the United States, France, Constitution of Ukraine; Sweden and other high-ranking 2. Constitutional Commission; Working Group on Crimea; 3. Expert Council under the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner diplomats from Europe and the for Human Rights; 4. Working Group on Monitoring of the Implementation of the United States to OSCE. National Strategy and Action Plan; 5. Working Group on Asylum at the Committee of the Verkhovna October 11, 2016 – the round Rada on Human Rights, National Minorities and International Relations; table concerning Crimea held 6. Expert Council on Human Rights under the Ministry of Justice by UHHRU at PACE in Strasbourg of Ukraine; 7. Coordinating Council at the Ministry for Temporary Occupied (France) with the participation Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine on of UHHRU expert Daria Svyry- Occupied Territories; 8. Working Group on Extradition under the Ministry of the Interior dova, Bishop Klement, Mustafa of Ukraine; Dzhemilev and Heorhii Lohvyn- 9. Working Group on the Reform of Justice in the field of Free Legal Aid; skyi, MPs of the Verkhovna Rada. 10. Working Group at the Office of the Ombudsman for the Development of the National Preventive Mechanism; 11. Working Group at the Office of the Ombudsman on Access December 6, 2016 – the Crimean to Public Information; Evening during OSCE Ministerial 12. Working Group on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Right to Work at the Committee on Conference in Hamburg (Ger- Public Health; many), two speeches by UHHRU 13. Working Group on the Protection of Ukrainian Prisoners in the Russian Federation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; representatives. The work of 14. Working Group to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings at the the delegation of human rights Ministry of the Interior of Ukraine; 15. Working Group to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings at organizations of Ukraine was the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine. coordinated by UHHRU. Directions of UHHRU’s work • 37

WWW.PRECEDENT.IN.UA WEBSITE During January-April 2016, the development of the new design and structure of the site of SLC of UHHRU took place. In May 2016, an updated website was launched.

From the innovations, we will note the creation of a new chap- ter entitled «Implementation of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights», which describes in detail the main ■ October 11, 2016. During the roundtable on Crimea concerning UHHRU in PACE in Strasbourg violations pointed out by ECHR, as well as the status of enforce- ist, and Olena Sapozhnikova, an Buschenko, Mykhailo Tarakhalo, ment of judgments of the Euro- UHHRU lawyer. The podcast is Maksym Shcherbatyuk, Dmytro pean Court of Human Rights by created to explain simple terms Mazurko, Mykola Khavroniuk, Ukraine in one or another case. used today in the media and Vitaliy Nabukhotny. legal practice, in light of the life The site continues publica- stories taken from the Internet Since November 2016, the tion of UHHRU’s translations of and the practice of lawyers who decisions of the ECHR and other come to this podcast as guests. Strategic Litigations Center has international bodies, as well as Also, prominent legal experts are launched a series of judicial their analytical review. The UN- invited to the program. Ether has reports. The first was about the Inform: United Nations human been already visited by: Arkadiy case of the Kachyne Lake. rights calendar is continuing to be updated. Lawyers and advo- 30 MEDIA ACTIVITY 567 cates of the Center continue to INDICATORS constantly create analytical notes and articles for the site. roundtables and articles were posted on conferences the website of UHHRU. Starting from September 2016, 24 4920 the weekly podcast “Legal 260 Alphabet” was launched at the Hromadske Radio with the support of the Strategic Litiga- exclusive interviews on tions Center. The co-authors and TV, radio, for the Internet The number of visitors co-hosts of this podcast are Oleh press conferences portals, newspapers and of the official UHHRU’s and press briefings magazines were given Twitter page in Dec.2016 Shynkarenko, an UHHRU journal- Organizational Development of UHHRU in 2016 Organizational Development • 39

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE OF THE NETWORK of clients, categories, objects and nature of the application, ADVOCACY CENTER (AC) OF PUBLIC RECEPTIONS types of assistance provided, sources from where During the reporting period, In 2016, the Network of public information about the there was a significant expan- receptions of UHHRU expanded reception was obtained; sion of the Advocacy Center of both quantitatively and quali- direct access to samples UHHRU. tatively. So, this year the largest of prepared procedural documents). network of receptions operated. In December 2015, an editor of It included 29 centers: in Kherson, ● Database of cases selected the official website of UHHRU Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Kropyvnytskyi, by the receptions as strategic was hired, and the work on creat- Lviv, Mykolaiv, Severodonetsk and sent to the Strategic Litigations Center of UHHRU ing a new version of the official (Luhansk Oblast), Khmelnyt- for further support. website began. skyi, Ternopil, Sumy, Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetro- ● Database of information and awareness raising activities Also, in UHHRU, a position of vsk Oblast), Poltava, Chernivtsi, carried out by the Network lawmaker was established to Lutsk, Cherkasy, Ivano-Frankivsk, (number, title, date, venue, formalize ideas and work of the Rivne, Zaporizhia, Vyshhorod short description). team of UHHRU in quality legisla- (Kyiv Oblast), Kramatorsk, Slovi- tive projects. ansk, Pokrovsk, Mariupol, Toretsk The Network of PR of UHHRU (Donetsk Oblast), Odesa and Kyiv. operates in accordance with the Since the beginning of 2016, a strategy and action plan, as well designer was hired to design all To strengthen the Network, a as common standards (in particu- of UHHRU’s printed products. common information space lar, regarding the registration of between reception offices was applications and consultations, Since September 2016, AC created, and constant informa- procedures and order of work, strengthened the international tion exchange was provided. ethical norms, as well as con- advocacy direction. A coordinator Electronic databases are func- cerning cooperation with SLC, for international advocacy and an tioning, namely: conducting educational events); expert on international advocacy a single approach to monitoring joined the team of the Advocacy ● Database of legal advice and evaluation of activities is Center. (information on the number provided. 40 • Organizational Development

■ Student debates on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of UHG EDUCATION. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ● in May-August, one course In 2016, strategic sessions for each Throughout the year, strategic on writing skills was held, in sessions and sessions on organiza- of the program’s directions, on the which 18 people participated tional development took place in organizational structure of the pro- (lawyers, project coordinators, the framework of the educational gram and on building partnerships PR-managers and editors of the website); direction. The work on the improve- between organizations were held. ment of the management of a ● at the beginning of HR DEVELOPMENT December, one training unique initiative - the Ukraine-wide session on improving During 2016, UHHRU conducted educational program «We Under- managerial competencies stand Human Rights»- continued. competency enhancement train- for directors of directions Given the uniqueness of the pro- ing for personnel of the office, in and managers of the UHHRU gram, managing such a growing particular: managerial team was held, in which 15 people participated; initiative faces new challenges. ● during the first half of in the same month, two Today, the program has significant 2016, three sessions on ● organizational development training sessions on time resources, and its activities cover and organizational strategic management were held, in more and more representatives of planning for the coming years which 31 people participated; different target audiences. were held; ● at the end of December, Organizational Development • 41

■ Nazar Losiuk, Maksym Lunochkin, Viacheslav Bodnar and Ivan Shelekhov, employees of the UHHRU main office, at the presentation of Microsoft Office 365

one team building training porate Equality Index, a competi- ening their knowledge of work- session was held, in which tion of the implementation of ing with the software. 45 people participated; the policies and standards for equal- training was aimed, first of ity and non-discrimination. The In 2016, UHHRU hosted two- all, at the development of internal communications competition committee awarded level session on organizational between the office staff. UHHRU as the Best Place to Work. development for the organiza- tions-members of UHHRU - the Also, five representatives of the Moreover, in the second half of Committee for the Protection of office participated in the inten- 2016, the main office of UHHRU Constitutional Rights and Civil sive English language course held successfully switched to the Liberties (Kyiv), the Congress of by the “NGO-Forum” initiative. secure information platform - Mi- Ethnic Communities of Ukraine crosoft Office 365. For employees, (Kyiv), NGO “Territory of Success” During the 2016 HR-forum, there were group and individual (Kropyvnytskyi), and NGO «Flora» UHHRU participated in the Cor- training sessions aimed at deep- (Kropyvnytskyi). Financial Report 2016 Financial Report • 43

SOURCES OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT:

Global Affairs Canada €570 472

Open Society Foundation (OSI-ZUG) €59 450

Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) €237 475

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) €442 972

«People in Need» (PIN) €31 282

European Union €20 074

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) €5 648

Freedom House, Inc. €4 497

Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) €6 308

Delegation of Norwegian Refugee Council in Ukraine (NRC) €11 315

Other incomes €4

GRAND TOTAL: €1 389 497 44 • Financial Report

INCOME

1% 17% 2% 4% European Swedish «People The Open Union (EU) International in Need» Society Institute Development (PIN) (OSI-ZUG) Agency (SIDA)

1% 32% 41% 2% Delegation of United States Agency Global Others Norwegian Refugee for International Affairs Council in Ukraine Development Canada (NRC) (USAID)

PROGRAM COSTS: Salary €418 665 Subgrants for Public Reception Offices €275 924 Fees for lawyers and litigation related costs €151 244 Fees for experts €76 490 Translations €47 185 Publications and promo-materials €20 946 Fact-finding mission €17 882 Public events €29 973 Working meetings €12 638 Trainings and other educational activities €97 221 Financial Report • 45

Support of Human Rights House, Chernihiv €51 912 Educational events for staff €3 979 Meetings of governing bodies €5 573 Participation in national and international events and studies €12 756 Maintainance and update web-sites and databases €2 316 Travel €2 955 Delivery and postage €1 914 Equipment and funiture €38 317 Comsumables and supplies €6 191 Program software €2 832 Services, maintenance and upgrade of office equipment €311 Books, periodicals and data bases €1 520 Communications €2 003 Office rent €13 906 Contingency €1 019 Total for Program costs €1 295 671

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS: Salary €192 899 External audit €10 507 Communications €403 Equipment and funiture €7 328 Office rent €2 848 Delivery and postage €371 Bank fees €6 076 Contingency €2 802 Total for Administrative costs: €223 235 GRAND TOTAL €1 518 906 46 • Executive board

THE UNION CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:

u Konotop Society of Consumers and Taxpayers “Dignity” – Konotop City, Sumy Oblast u Association “Civic Initiatives” - Kropyvnytskyi City u NGO “MART” - Chernihiv City u Sumy City Civic Union “Public Bureau “Pravozakhyst” [“Human Rights Protection”] u Odesa Human Rights Protection Group “Veritas” u All-Ukrainian Society of Political Prisoners and Victims of Repressions u Civic Committee for the Protection of Constitutional Rights and Civil Liberties - Luhansk City (now reside in Kyiv) u Congress of Ethnic Communities of Ukraine, Website: kngu.org u Sevastopol Human Rights Protection Group u Center for Legal and Political Studies “SIM”, web site: center.org.ua u Kherson Regional Branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine u NGO “South” u Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group u Chernihiv Public Committee for Human Rights Protection u Chortkiv NGO “Helsinki Initiative-XXI” – Chortkiv City, Ternopil Oblast u NGO “Committee on Monitoring of Press Freedom in Crimea” u Odesa Regional Branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine u NGO “Flora”, Kropyvnytskyi City u NGO “Territory of Success”, Kropyvnytskyi City u Ecological and Humanitarian Association “Green World” – Chortkiv City u NGO “Institute of Legal Research and Strategies” – Kharkiv City u Kherson Regional Charity and Health Foundation u Eastern-Ukrainian Center for Civic Initiatives u Khmelnytsky Regional NGO “Podillya Legal League” u Chuhuiv Human Rights Protection Group – Chuhuev City, Kharkiv Oblast u “Sich” Human Rights Protection Group – Dnipro City u Volyn Regional NGO “Center of Legal Aid” – Kovel City, Volyn Oblast Executive board • 47

MANAGEMENT BOARD Olexandr Pavlichenko, Chairman (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group) Olexandr Stepanenko (Green World) Andriy Misyats (Podil Legal League) Nataliia Bimbirayte (Kherson Information and Resource Center «Legal Space») Dementii Bielyi (Kherson Regional Branch of «Committee of Voters of Ukraine») Inha Dudnyk («Territory of Success») Volodymyr Ponomarenko (Konotop Society of Consumers and Taxpayers «Dignity») Anatolii Boiko (Odessa Regional Branch of «Committee of Voters of Ukraine») Liudmyla Klochko (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)

AUDITING COMMITTEE Lyubomyr Makhomet (Green World) Olha Kushneryk (Helsinki Initiative-XXI) Halyna Bakhmatova (Kherson Regional Branch of «Committee of Voters of Ukraine»)

SUPERVISORY BOARD Valerii Kravchenko Hryhorii Kutzenko Mykola Horbal Yosyp Zisels Vasyl Ovsiienko

UHHRU IS A FOUNDER AND A MEMBER OF: Ukrainian Legal Aid Foundation (ulaf.org.ua/?lang=en) Educational Human Rights House in Chernihiv (ehrh-ch.org.ua) Charity Foundation to support creation and development of public television and radio in Ukraine (suspilnetv.org) We would like to thank for the support: International Renaissance Foundation European Union Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Affairs, Human Rights House Foundation Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) Freedom House, Inc. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) People In Need (PIN) Open Society Institute- ZUG (OSI-ZUG) Delegation of Norwegian Refugee Council in Ukraine (NRC)

The report was prepared by: Arkadiy Buschenko Maksym Scherbatyuk Oleh Martynenko Mykhailo Tarakhkalo Maxim Yeligulashvili Olena Sapozhnikova Darya Svyrydova Serhii Burov Borys Zakharov Lyudmyla Yelcheva Serhii Myasoyedov Vyacheslav Bodnar

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