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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 of the national experts in the framework of the Joint EU/CoE Programme “Strengthening Implementation of the European Human Rights Standards in Ukraine”. The presentation was followed by the active discussion about the practical aspects of the handbook, possibility to introduce relevant legislative amendments with reference to the recommendations provided in the handbook and further research on the problems highlighted.

The need to adhere to the international standards and national legislation in prevention of ill-treatment cases by the different criminal justice authorities was stressed by the authors of the Handbook, among which Mykola Gnatovskyy, President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment; Iurii Bielousov, Head of the NGO “Expert Center for Human Rights”; Sergii Shvets, expert of the NGO “Expert Center for Human Rights”; Volodymyr Venger, expert of thе Center оn the Rule of Law of the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”; Oleksandr Bondarenko, chief specialist of the Special proceedings Unit of the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.

The handbook consist of several chapters that highlight problems of application of the national legislation and implementation of the international standards into activity of four target groups – police, prosecutors, judges and lawyers. The handbook presents a profound analysis of the national legal framework and practice exiting in Ukraine that could be of interest to anyone working over the improvement of human rights protection in Ukraine.

E-version of the Handbook can be found here https://rm.coe.int/doc/09000016806fe8c1

Kyiv 2 March 2017
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Specific objective 1: support the alignment of human rights policies and practice by ensuring compliance of legislative and regulatory frameworks with European standards and capacity-building for legal professionals and National Human Rights Institutions, including the reinforcement of Ombudsmen Offices

Indicators:

  • relevant national legislation is in place and/or amended in line with European human rights standards (criminal justice, social rights, non-discrimination, data protection, social rights).
  • institutional mechanisms and structures are in place and/or operational (e.g. Human Rights Centres, Focal Points and mechanisms as required by conventions, institutionalised consultation procedures).
  • relevant professional groups have knowledge about human rights standards and are able to apply them in their work.
  • relevant national training organisations have strengthened capacity to continuously and sustainably train their target groups on human rights standards.
  • interaction between civil society and authorities in the democratic decision-making process is reinforced.
  • national parliaments have increased awareness of the necessity to revise national legislation and bring it in line with the European Social Charter (revised) as ratified by their country.

 

Specific objective 2: support the full execution of the European Court of Human Rights judgments through reinforcement of parliamentary involvement

Indicators:

  • increased awareness of members of parliaments in the EaP countries’ on the existing parliamentary mechanisms to ensure execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments.
  • increased compliance of the national legal framework with the European Convention of Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
  • parliamentary committees’ staffs have better capability to assist MPs in ensuring compatibility of national legislation with the ECHR and compliance with European Court of Human Rights case-law.