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[index.php] About us Members of the Union Press releases and petitions Projects Partners Ñontacts English Russian Ukrainian Subscribe to e-mail news registration »» authorization »» Foundation of legal help for human rights abuses victims Annual human rights reports Ukraine in UN documents International human rights report about Ukraine Donate now to Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union the version for mobile phone helsinki.org.ua/wap NEWS [28.08.08] Ministers meet in Kyiv to discuss common responses to migration »» [17.08.08] Ministry of Justice comes out in support of a special migration body »» [12.08.08] European Court of Human Rights grants request for interim measures »» [01.08.08] Humiliating treatment of Ukrainians on German-Polish border to be investigated »» [29.07.08] “Respublica” Institute speaks of systematic abuse of freedom of assembly »» [23.07.08] Russian television channels warned not to play on the language issue »» [23.07.08] Russian activist Mikhail Gangan granted asylum in Ukraine »» [21.07.08] Most Ukrainians continue to reject the use of torture under any circumstances »» all news »» Freedom of expression 18.08.08 Second-hand News The conflict between Georgia and Russia showed the world that the worryingly militant rhetoric from Russia was much more than mere rhetoric. Suggestions are increasingly being voiced that none of it was unexpected; that Russia had planned it beforehand and cleverly provoked Georgia. Be that as it may, and regardless of our assessment of Georgia’s actions, the undisguised dismay and sense of desperate powerlessness as Russian forces invaded another country’s territory will stay with many of us for a very long time. »» Discrimination 13.08.08 Strange welcome It is truly difficult to fathom why the Kyiv Head of Police decided to talk about “a possible surge of migrants from the Caucuses due to the events in South Ossetia”. The consequences of such utterances are unfortunately depressively obvious »» Other issues 13.08.08 Stop the military aggression! - Open appeal from the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union The conflict between Georgia and Russia over the self-declared Republic of South Ossetia has already led to large-scale human rights abuse and is threatening fundamental principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of any country in the region and, in fact, stability in the entire world. »» Discrimination 11.08.08 No false notes Martin Luther King wrote somewhere: “An eye for an eye and you become blind”. In the information war, a lie for a lie is no less disastrous. Listen to a group of people all singing out of tune and try to work out what the melody should be! »» Discrimination 11.08.08 So what does “characteristic appearance” mean if not ethnic profiling? A disappointing ruling from a Kharkiv court of appeal regarding the legitimacy of the actions of the Kharkiv metro police in stopping people to check their documents on disputed grounds »» all articles »» Issues Torture and inhuman treatment Elections Rights for fair trial Freedom of religion and belief Privacy Freedom of expression Access to information Freedom of peaceful assembly Freedom of association Discrimination Economic and Social Rights Environmental rights Refugees and migrants rights Child rights Constitutional reform Draft of new Criminal procedure code Human rights in Euro integration process of Ukraine Other issues search About us Members of the Union Press releases and petitions Projects Partners Ñontacts © 2008 UHHRU All rights reserved The work of site is supported by International Reneissance Foundation While using our material please provide the reference to the site (for internet - hyperlink) e-mail: contact@helsinki.org.ua