A Week of Visits to Police Departments in Ryazan: Initial Results

An action called "A Week of Visits to Police Departments" took place from 18 to 24 October simultaneously in 16 regions of Russia, including Ryazan region. The action is based on the idea that anyone who wishes can visit the nearest police department and observe its activities, assess the level of law enforcement services provided.

Interview with the Head of the State Department Office for Implementation of Sentences in Kharkiv Region

A. Slipchenko: I have been entrusted with the leadership of the regional office for the implementation of sentences, and I believe that we will be able to raise the work of the structure to a higher level

Does Personnel Have Knowledge of Human Rights?

"When turning to local courts, with the purpose of resolving a public-law dispute between a prisoner and the administration of the colony, prisoners receive the response that the materials have been sent to the prosecutor's office, as the supervisory body over the implementation of legality during the serving of sentences. Thus, prisoners are deprived of the opportunity to protect their interests in court." Report at the conference "Development of Human Rights Education in Penitentiary Institutions of Ukraine"

Alexander Reimer: All is Well, My Dear Marquise…

The Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Alexander Reimer, answered questions from readers of the Russian Gazette, received during a "Business Breakfast". At what cost is a detainee held per day? Where and to whom can one complain about local heads of the penitentiary service? Who is responsible for the loss of a convicted person's passport? The answers (with minor omissions) follow below.

Crimes of Ukrainian Internal Affairs Officers: Analysis of Stable Trends

In total, during the period from 1992 to 2010 in Ukraine, more than 9,626 criminal cases were initiated based on facts of unlawful actions of internal affairs officers, as a result of investigation of which courts handed down convictions against 4,999 persons.

Special forces units of the Department: a path of development

Historical record regarding the formation and activities of special forces units of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine

Why prisoners will not participate in the October 31 elections

The president of the "Association for the Protection of Prisoners' Rights and Their Families" believes that the non-participation of convicts in places of deprivation of liberty in local elections is a violation of the Constitution of Ukraine. Expert Iryna Yakovets believes that there is no violation.

When can corruption in Ukraine cost you your freedom?!

Every year, approximately 30,000 people are released on parole from the Ukrainian prison system. Did roughly 90% of them gain their freedom thanks to corruption?!

When in Ukraine can corruption cost you your freedom?!

Every year, about 30,000 people are released on parole from Ukraine's prison system. Did approximately 90% of them gain their freedom thanks to corruption?!

‘We will put an end to brutality in camps and prisons’

It is possible that the only department in Russia undergoing real reform is the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN). A sensational interview with Vasily Bolshakov, Deputy Director of the FSIN

Failure to call witnesses to court is not always a violation of the Convention

The applicant received 9,000 euros in compensation for detention without a court decision. A description is provided of the European Court of Human Rights ruling in the case of 'Samoshenkov and Strokov v. Russia'

Analysis of the website of the Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Punishments

Over the first 6 months of 2010, in the period from January to July, the website of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Punishments presented 94 information reports