Feb 8, 2019 | News, Overview of the social and humanitarian situation
International humanitarian law regulates relations between states in armed conflict in order to limit the use of means and methods of warfare and to avoid civilian casualties or to minimize them. International humanitarian law prohibits attacks on civilian objects during military operations. Armed units of Ukraine violate the basic provisions of the 1949 Geneva Convention, [...]
Feb 8, 2019 | Briefings and press conferences, Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, Events, Media, News
Psychological pressure, blackmail and death threats – to name but a few methods the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) is using against Donetsk People’s Republic militiamen’s families living in Kiev-held territory. People’s Militia serviceman Eduard Klypa spoke at a press conference in Donetsk about new facts of intimidation and the consequences. The SSU attempted to [...]
Jan 25, 2019 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, Media, News
In an interview to correspondent of the official website of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the DPR Ombudsman commented on mass censure of churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine calling it another round of fighting against citizens. https://youtu.be/pQ_Mw6YKoeM In an interview to correspondent of the official website of the Donetsk [...]
Jan 23, 2019 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, Media, News
Daria Morozova on the causes of increased criminal activity in Ukraine (video) In an interview to correspondent of the official website of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the DPR Ombudsman commented on the causes of increased criminal activity in Ukraine. “These are the consequences of returning of “ATO veterans”, who were looting, robbing and killing our [...]
Jan 15, 2019 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, News
In an interview to correspondent of the official website of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the DPR Ombudsman told about the results of activities in defending human rights and freedoms in the Republic. https://youtu.be/8PDNTmFrjXw
Dec 14, 2018 | News, Overview of the social and humanitarian situation
This week, December 10, the Human Rights Day was marked. On this day, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that embodies the inalienable rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political and other beliefs, national and social origin, property, estate or [...]
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 [...]
