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Co-ordination meeting on strengthening the protection of national minorities in Ukraine
On 11 December 2018 the closing meeting of Partnership for Good Governance project ‘Strengthening the Protection of National Minorities in Ukraine’ was organised in Kyiv, Ukraine. The representatives of the project beneficiaries gathered in order to summarise the results of the project and to...
Seminar on specialised dialogue mechanisms for national minorities in Ukraine
The preliminary findings of the ‘Study on strengthening the protection of national minorities in Ukraine: executive structures and specialised dialogue mechanisms in an international comparative perspective’ were presented in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 15th of November. The joint European Union and...
Council of Europe and EU to present results of their joint projects for Ukraine 2015-2018
On Thursday, 8 November, the Council of Europe and the European Union will present to media in Kyiv the results of their projects for Eastern Partnership countries, including Ukraine. The six country-specific projects carried out in Ukraine under the Partnership for Good Governance[1] in...
Ukraine: Policy and practice in state and minority language education
On 10 and 11 October 2018, the Council of Europe, together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, conducted the seminar “Policy and practice in state and minority language education” in Kyiv, Ukraine. The seminar gathered 45 educational practitioners from all over Ukraine, among...
Seminar on the policy and practice in minority language education in Ukraine
A seminar on the “Practical implementation of the Venice Commission report on Article 7 of the Law on Education: a review of policy and practice in minority language education” gathered Ukrainian government officials, representatives of the national minority organisations, civil society...
New report on ill-treatment in the activities of the national police of Ukraine: forms, extent, grounds
The new report on “Ill-treatment in the activities of the National police of Ukraine: forms, extent, grounds” is one of the first attempts to thoroughly examine factors and causes contributing to the phenomenon of ill-treatment in Ukrainian police activities. Group of experts analysed extensive...
UKRAINE: implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights - support to the Academy of Judges
UKRAINE: impact of project to support penitentiary reform
Short film showing how the CoE/EU project has improved human rights and rehabilitative services in Ukraine prisons, how it has trained prison staff and produced publications to help staff and prisoners.
UKRAINE: further support for pentitentiary reform
Interviews with staff and beneficiaries talking about the importance of the EU/CoE project to reform prisons in Ukraine and its impact on prison staff, prisoners and their families.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Council of Europe and European Union to present results of projects for Ukraine on penitentiary reform, freedom of media, fighting corruption
On Friday, 10 November, the Council of Europe and the European Union will present to media in Kyiv the results of their projects for Eastern Partnership countries, including Ukraine. The five country-specific projects carried out in Ukraine under the Partnership for Good Governance[1] in...
Training of trainers of the European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals in Ukraine
A training of trainers of the European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals of the Council of Europe (HELP) was conducted on 25-28 September 2017 in Odessa, Ukraine. A group of 26 lawyers, representatives of the National Academy of Interior and the National Prosecutors...
A stocktaking conference on the project to support penitentiary reform in Ukraine
The project stocktaking conference was held in Kyiv on 16 November 2017 to inform all stakeholders about the progress made since 2015 and to share the plans for 2018. The members of the Project Co-ordination Committee - Mr Iurii Miroshnychenko, MP, and the Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr Denys...
Improving election dispute resolution in Ukraine
On 28 November 2017, the Seminar for judges of local administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal on “Election dispute resolution: international standards, European Court of Human Rights case law, national practice in Ukraine” was held in Kyiv. The seminar was organised by the...
Ukraine - Electoral training dedicated to election dispute resolution
On 28 November, a seminar for national administrative judges on “Election dispute resolution: international standards, the European Court of Human Rights case law and national court practice in Ukraine” will take place in Kyiv, Ukraine. The main aim of the seminar is to discuss problems which...
Results of European projects for Ukraine were presented in Kyiv
Today, the Council of Europe and the European Union have presented to media in Kyiv the results of their projects for Eastern Partnership countries, including Ukraine. The five country-specific projects carried out in Ukraine under the Partnership for Good Governance in 2015-2017, focused on...
Support to internet governance events in Ukraine
As a part of the Cybercrime@EAP III project devoted to public-private cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) supported the annual Internet industry meetings in Kyiv, Ukraine, by contributing its expertise on strategic...
Presentation of the analytical report “Assessment of Effectiveness of the Institute of Officials Responsible for Detained Persons as a Mechanism of Ill-treatment Prevention in the Police Activity”
Findings of the analytical research on the system of officials responsible for ensuring the protection of the rights of persons detained by the police was presented on 13 July 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The research was initiated by the Joint Programme between the European Union and the Council of...
Working on improving human rights protection in police activities
The Joint Programme between the European Union and the Council of Europe “Strengthening Implementation of the European Human Rights Standards in Ukraine” within its component on “Support to the police reform and fight against impunity and ill-treatment” is actively cooperating with the Human...