Legal Knowledge Month for convicts and released persons

A Legal Knowledge Month for convicts and released persons has taken place in Chernihiv

Unity Day in Perevalsk Colony

Many of the boys heard for the first time about such a holiday as the Unity Day of Ukraine, and about the difficulties of the Ukrainian people that stood in the way of the reunification of the two branches of the Ukrainian people separated by historical fate.

Appeal of the UHHRU to higher authorities

Appeal of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union regarding the legislative limitation of the number of parcels and letters for prisoners

The European Court has upheld three complaints against Russia

On 29 January, the European Court of Human Rights upheld 3 complaints against Russia regarding articles on the use of torture and the detention of prisoners in inhumane conditions in the period from 2001 to 2003, states the official website of the European Court.

One Percent

Chairman of the Supreme Court V. Lebedev stated that the number of convicts in 2008 had decreased. But the decrease was only 1 percent.

Life-sentenced prisoner declares hunger strike

Life-sentenced prisoner announces indefinite hunger strike in Lviv detention centre

The effectiveness of justice in Ukraine leaves much to be desired

In 2008, following European Court of Human Rights rulings, Ukraine paid out 20.5 million hryvnias to claimants.

On the work of the Chernihiv City Oversight Commission in 2008

On 29 January 2009, in the conference hall of the executive committee of Chernihiv City Council, a review of the Chernihiv City Oversight Commission's work in 2008 was held, attended by members of the city oversight commission, city council deputies, representatives of the public and the media.

Torture by starvation, cold and beatings of detainees at Nikopol detention centre confirmed

Nina Karpachova fully supports the position of the regional prosecutor's office, which has opened a criminal case concerning the infliction of bodily injuries on persons held at Nikopol detention centre under the jurisdiction of the regional Interior Ministry

Protest action

On 22.01.09 the All-Ukrainian Public Organisation Centre for the Protection of Human Rights 'Freedom' held a 'Fist' protest action

Investigation has begun in Kalmykia into the beating of prisoners

Information is being received that prisoners at the correctional colony settlement OL 27/3 located in the village of Tsagan-Usn in Yashkul District of Kalmykia are allegedly regularly beaten by Federal Prison Service staff.

Ninety per cent of prisoners in Russia are ill?

In places of deprivation of liberty in Russia there are 795,000 persons suffering from various diseases, according to a representative of the Federal Prison Service of Russia Alla Kuznetsova.