17 November, 2013 | Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director of Human Rights in the Council of Europe, talks about the agenda for criminal justice reform in Ukraine in the interview with The Ukrainian Week journalist Hanna Trehub | |
5 April, 2013 | Politics | Mikael Lyngbo, Legal Expert for the Danish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, former Chief of Police and prosecutor from Denmark, told The Ukrainian Week about the reforming of Ukrainian prosecution and the practical implementation of the new Criminal Procedure Code |
31 March, 2013 | Politics | Despite overall positive responses from international experts, the new Criminal Procedure Code contains many pitfalls in terms of practical implementation in Ukraine |
3 May, 2012 | Investigation | Human rights advocates state that in Ukraine the fundamental rights of prisoners are not secured and civic control over the criminal enforcement service is limited. As a result, torture and mortality in prisons are on the rise |
3 May, 2012 | Politics | Passed hastily at night, the new Code of Criminal Procedure was supposed to be a demonstrative adaptation to international standards that will conceal broader opportunities for those in power to continue political repression in the Ukrainian reality |