The UN Secretariat circulated the Justice for Peace in Donbas Coalition's report, titled "Surviving Hell: Testimonies of Victims on Places of Illegal Detention in Donbas," among members of the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly.
Kyiv, 21 March 2016 – A new Open Government Partnership (OGP) Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) report on Ukraine finds that despite recent political turmoil, notable progress has been made in passing laws to improve access to government held information. However, more efforts are needed to improve government accountability.
Geneva, 9 December 2015 – In a conflict that has claimed more than 9,000 lives, the last few months have seen a significant reduction of hostilities in certain parts of eastern Ukraine, according to a UN Human Rights report released today.
Kyiv, 17 November 2015 – Human rights activists, volunteers, and public authorities discussed the issue of missing persons during the round table "Lost victims of the armed conflict: creating a national system for search and identification of missing soldiers and civilians in the anti-terrorist operation zone."
Geneva, 18 August 2015 – Mr. Bohdan Kryklyvenko, Head of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, presented the Ukrainian Ombudsperson's alternative report at the 14th session of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with the support of UNDP's Democratization, Human Rights and Civil Society Development Project.
Kyiv, 10 July 2015 – Donetsk branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine and Kherson Community Fund "Zakhyst" scored second and third respectively in the 4th Best Annual Report Awards, organized by CCC Creative Centre with support of the Democratization and Human Rights Programme in Ukraine (DHRP), implemented by UNDP and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
On 23 February, the Kherson Community Fund "Zakhyst" hosted a public meeting, presenting their 2014 Annual Report and 2015-2017 Strategic Plan.
On 25 December, the Best Annual Report award ceremony was organized by CCC Creative Center in cooperation with UNDP within the Democratization, Human rights and Civil Society Development Programme funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
On 4 November, Ukrainian human rights defenders and the Ombudsperson presented to the UN Committee against Torture their alternative reports on Ukraine's implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)*.
On 5-6 November Ukraine shall report in Geneva on the implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. This report shall be the sixth Ukraine's National Report since ratifying the Convention in 1987.
How do you overcome the government inertia for change in such a tough field as corruption prevention and make sure that the usual "go-through-the-motion" is replaced by reformative locomotion?