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 [...]
Nov 12, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, News
In violation of the international humanitarian law that prohibits attacks on civilian objects and indiscriminate attacks during military operations, on November 7, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out an air attack against residential buildings in the village of Staromikhaylovka using an unmanned aerial vehicle, which has been documented. This would hardly be the first [...]
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 31, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, News
Public organizations “Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group” and “Shore of Peace” published a report on violent crimes committed in eastern Ukraine in 2014-2018. It should be noted that the Report has an extremely biased and one-sided nature. For example, there is some controversial evidence presented when describing an airstrike against the city of Zugres, which [...]
Oct 31, 2018 | Comments and statements of the Ombudsman, Media, News
On Tuesday, 30 October, DPR Ombudsman Daria Morozova commented on a Report on Violent Crimes Committed in the East of Ukraine during 2014-2018 prepared by Ukrainian human rights defenders in the “60 Minut” programme aired by Russia-1 TV channel (watch from 45:10). https://youtu.be/e5648YpRoNE
