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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...
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...
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...
Presentation of the handbook “Implementation of the international standards of prevention of ill-treatment in the activities of the criminal justice institutions in Ukraine”
2 March 2017 the handbook “Implementation of the International Standards of Prevention of Ill-treatment in the Activities of the Criminal Justice Institutions in Ukraine” was presented in a wide circle of national and international experts and stakeholders. The Handbook is developed by the group...
Call for interest for national experts from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to support local initiatives on ethical governance and transparency
The Council of Europe promotes local democracy and a culture of ethical and inclusive decision-making, as part of the thematic programme “Strengthening institutional frameworks for local governance” in the Eastern Partnership countries. In this context, 12 municipalities from Armenia, Georgia,...
EAP III: Report on Ukraine regarding public-private cooperation on cybercrime
Cooperation between criminal justice authorities and private sector entities, including in particular service providers, is essential to protect society against crime. Such cooperation concerns primarily access by police and prosecution services to data held by service providers for criminal...
Council of Europe and European Union presented mid-term results of projects for Ukraine
On 26 October 2016, the Council of Europe and the European Union presented to the media in Kyiv the mid-term results of their projects for Eastern Partnership countries, including Ukraine. The five country-specific projects carried out in Ukraine under the Programmatic Cooperation Framework (PCF)...
Developing a training manual on Ensuring Access to Justice for Women
The second regional workshop to develop a training manual on Ensuring Access to Justice for Women took place in Kyiv (Ukraine) on 7 July and was hosted by the National School of Judges of Ukraine. The meeting was opened by Ms Nataliia Shuklina, Vice Rector for Research of the National School of...
Helping prisoners in Ukraine understand their rights
A practical Question and Answer handbook on prisoners’ rights in Ukraine has been developed jointly by the Council of Europe experts, prisoners’ advocates, human rights defenders, representatives of the Ombudsman Office and the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine. This self-help handbook is to...
Audiovisual services in Ukraine
More than 100 participants for the first time have discussed the text of the draft law on audio visual services at the international conference “Legislation on audio-visual services: European standards and Ukrainian perspectives” held on 28 March in Kyiv. The participants included MPs, members of...
Assessing law enforcement and service provider cooperation in fighting cybercrime
An assessment visit on public/private cooperation took place in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 30-1 April. This assessment will map current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks regarding public/private, and specifically law enforcement/service provider cooperation, in fighting cybercrime. The...
Non-discrimination advocacy in Ukraine
On 8 December 2015, the Council of Europe will present a report to the Ombudsperson's Office on how to best advance the work of the Ombudsperson in the realisation of non-discrimination advocacy. The report entitled “Assessment of the Operational Capacities of the Ukrainian Parliament...
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...