Ukrainian Association of public human rights organisations ”Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union”

The Association was established on the 1st of April 2004 and registered by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine in June 2004.

The aims of the Association’s establishment are realization and protection of rights and freedoms by promoting practical implementation of humanitarian articles of the Final Act of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) adopted in 1975, other international standards based on it and international obligations accepted by Ukraine in human right and freedoms sphere.

UHHRU is presently made up of 24 civic organizations:

• The All-Ukrainian Society of Political Prisoners and Victims of Repression (including the Ukrainian Helsinki-90 Committee), Kyiv
• The Association “Civic Initiative”, Kirovohrad http://www.monitoring.kr.ua
• The Centre for Legal and Political Research “SIM” (Lviv) www.centre7.org.ua
• The Centre for Research into Regional Policy (Sumy)
• The Chernihiv Civic Committee for the Protection of Human Rights http://www.protection.org.ua
• The Chortkiv Civic Organization „Helsinki initiative – ХХІ” (Ternopil region)
• The Civic Committee for the Protection of Constitutional Rights and Civil Liberties (Luhansk)
• The civic organization “For Professional Assistance” (Komsomolsk, Poltava region) http://www.iaps-ci.org
• The Civic Organization “M’ART” [Youth Alternative], Chernihiv
• The Committee on Monitoring Press Freedom in the Crimea
• The Congress of National Communities of Ukraine (www.kngu.org.ua)
• (The Donetsk Civic Human Rights Organization) Donetsk Memorial
• The Environmental Club “EOL”, city of Yuzhny, Odessa region (www.eol.org.ua)
• The International Women’s Human Rights Organization “La Strada – Ukraine”
• The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (www.khpg.org )
• The Kharkiv Regional Union of Soldiers’ Mothers
• The Kherson Regional Branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine
• Kherson City Association of Journalists “Pivden” [“South”]
• The Konotop Society of Consumers and Taxpayers “Dignity”, Konotop, Sumy Region
• The Kryvy Rih City Association of the All-Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko Society “Prosvita” [“Enlightenment”]
• The Luhansk Regional Branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine
• The Odessa Human Rights Group “Veritas” (www.veritas.org.ua)
• The “Respublica” Institute (Kyiv)
• The Sevastopol’ Human Rights Group
• The Sumy City Association “Civic Office "Pravozakhyst" [“Human rights protection”]

In May, 2006 8 new members were accepted to the Union. 

More about Union members

Union is non-profit and non-partisan organization. UHHRU is associated member of International Helsinki Federation on Human Rights that unites Helsinki Committees of different countries. Organization’s activity based on the Statute adopted by the General Meeting of the founding organizations.

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Union’s activity:

• Constant monitoring of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Ukraine;
• Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in courts and state bodies;
• Conducting researches in human rights field, also drafting the laws and by-laws;
• Conducting educational seminars, trainings and conferences;
• Promoting human rights organizations network in Ukraine.

Annual Report of the UHHRU - 2005: pdf-file (716.933 kb)