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June 20 – World Refugee Day
Despite the considerable improvement of the humanitarian situation by many states, the problem of refugees remains one of the most burning both on religious and global scales.
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Oleksandr Feldman: No ‘tradition’ can justify anti-Semitism in modern society | December 24, 2019
ECHR: Ukraine Must Reform Whole-Life Sentence Review Procedure | March 20, 2019
Court: Germany Can Return Refugees to EU Countries with Worse Life Conditions | March 20, 2019
European Parliament Urges to Introduce New Sanction Regime for Human Rights Violation | March 19, 2019
Eurostst: Numbers of Asylum-Seekers from Ukraine Fell in 2018 | March 19, 2019
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Lithuania is among European countries where immigrants are worst welcomed | April 22, 2011
Lithuania has one of the worst policies on integration of foreigners in Europe, new research states.
Ukrainian's Ombudsman activeness in protection of women's rights was noted at OSCE seminar | April 20, 2011
OSCE seminar «The role of national institutions for human rights in and women's rights protection and gender equality support» with delegates from 17 countries, including representative of Ukrainian Ombudsman was held in Prague (Czech Republic), Nina Karpacheva's press-service informed.
Ukrainian Human Rights activist was refused to enter Belarus | April 20, 2011
The Belorussian frontier guards took off of the train Kiev-Minsk Ukrainian human rights activist Marina Tsapok in the night on April 20.
Special body for prevention of tortures to be set up in Ukraine | April 19, 2011
The Ministry of Justice develops the project of presidential decree on Commission for prevention of tortures.
The Russian Ombudsman will obtain more rights | April 18, 2011
The Ministry of justice prepared amendments to the Code of civil procedure. According to them Commissioner for human rights in Russia will be able to apply in a court "defending rights, freedoms and legal interests of indefinite circle of persons" in case he considers that rights are being violated by some rulings of authorities of any level; by their acts or omissions, Nezavisimaya newspaper informs.
Human rights activists mark growing of violence against women in Afghanistan | April 18, 2011
Violence against women in Afghanistan slowly but steadily grows, Afghanistan human rights activists consider. They differ in estimations regarding to the level of it though, a correspondent from RIA News informs.
COE commissioner to visit Georgia | April 18, 2011
According to deputy Minister of foreign affairs of Georgia Nino Kalandadze, Council of Europe commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg will visit Georgia on April 18-20.
Hindus laud Ukraine for initiating interfaith dialogue | April 18, 2011
Hindus have applauded Ukraine for its reported announcement of hosting an annual international interfaith conference involving leaders of major religions to be called “Kyiv Interfaith Forum”.
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem thanked and blessed Viktor Yanukovych | April 14, 2011
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem in his letter blessed the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich for his good beginnings.
The law on implementation of decisions of European Court of Human Rights went into force | April 14, 2011
The law of Ukraine "On execution of decisions and application of the European Court of Human Rights practice " came into effect on April, 13. The text of the law is published in Golos Ukrainy newspaper.