Dec 7, 2018 | News, Overview of the social and humanitarian situation
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established December 9 as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. The 9th of December is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime [...]
Nov 30, 2018 | News, Overview of the social and humanitarian situation
The introduction of martial law in ten regions of Ukraine was another step towards infringement of the rights and freedoms of the population, in particular, the Russian-speaking inhabitants of the country. The armed conflict in the territory of Donbass, which has lasted since 2014, claimed the lives of thousands of people and caused large-scale destruction. [...]
Nov 23, 2018 | News, Overview of the social and humanitarian situation
The free will of the people is an integral part and a foundation of democracy. This is enshrined in international documents, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) and a number of other documents. Thus, Article 21 (3) of the Universal Declaration of Human [...]
Nov 6, 2018 | Detention, News
As reported to DPR Ombudsman, a man born in 1982 was detained in March 2018. He was charged with offences under Part 1 Article 258-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. As at 2 November 1018, 278 people are being held by the Ukrainian side. It was determined that 88 of them are currently in [...]
Nov 2, 2018 | News, Overview of the social and humanitarian situation
The fight against dissent that began in Ukraine immediately after the coup d'état of 2014 has become an official policy of the state. Politically motivated persecution, as well as that on national, linguistic and religious grounds, numerous violations of human rights and freedoms, have become common practice throughout the country. These problems are particularly [...]
Oct 27, 2018 | Events, News
On Thursday, in Debaltsevo, an on-site reception was held. During the reception, appeals from citizens regarding human rights were reviewed. Head of the Legal Department and Head of the Appeals Department of the DPR Ombudsman Office answered citizens’ questions. Despite the fact that many of the appeals did not concern human rights issues, all of [...]
Oct 26, 2018 | News, Overview of the social and humanitarian situation
October 24 marks the United Nations Day. It coincides with the day when the Charter of this influential international organization entered into force. The UN, which now includes 193 sovereign states, was designed to maintain and strengthen security and develop cooperation between states. The organization was established after the Second World War to prevent [...]
Oct 26, 2018 | Events, News
On 25 October, staffs of the Legal Department and the Appeals Department of the DPR Ombudsman Office held an on-site reception of citizens at the City Administration of Debalstevo. The following issues were addressed at the reception: - compensation for injured people and families of deceased servicemen; - reconstruction of homes destroyed during hostilities in [...]
