The European Court has delivered its judgment in the case of ‘Soldatenko v. Ukraine’

The European Court of Human Rights has established violations of several provisions of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the case of ‘Soldatenko v. Ukraine’.

Agreement on promoting the development of social protection for persons released from places of detention.

In September, the administration of the department for the execution of sentences in the Lviv Region and the Lviv Regional Employment Centre signed an agreement on promoting the development of social protection, professional rehabilitation, and employment for persons released from places of detention. The bilateral agreement provides for the coordination of joint actions aimed at the professional rehabilitation and the enhancement of professional orientation for persons released from places of detention.

Legal aid for convicted women

A legal aid centre for convicts has begun operating at Chernihiv Correctional Colony No. 44, engaging a wide range of lawyers from government agencies and local self-government bodies.

Press conference of the Prison Portal

A press conference dedicated to the activities of the ‘Prison Portal’ website was held at the press centre of the ‘Ukrainian News’ information agency.

Excursions to the SIZO

Teenagers prone to violating public order and the law came for an excursion to the Kherson SIZO.

Press conference dedicated to the activities of the Prison Portal website

On 17 October at 13:00, a press conference dedicated to the activities of the ‘Prison Portal’ website will take place at the press centre of the ‘Ukrainian News’ information agency.

Violence in some colonies continues

As part of the fight against ‘thieves’ traditions’, convicts are being scattered across colonies, not forgetting to beat them in the process.

Experience in the resocialisation of minors in the Netherlands

A study visit by the working group of the project ‘Resocialisation of juvenile offenders in Ukraine: development and implementation of the methodology of social-psychological work’ to the Netherlands has taken place. The main achievement of the juvenile justice system in the Netherlands, according to practitioners, lies in establishing an effective and timely exchange of information between all its stakeholders.

Less than four metres remained to freedom

Over the course of two months, convicts from Colony No. 16 (where those convicted primarily for drug trafficking serve their sentences), located in the village of Bozhkove near Poltava, prepared an escape by digging a tunnel 22 metres long and half a metre wide at a depth of four metres.

With a Baby in the Temporary Detention Centre

In total, a woman spent about six months in the temporary detention centre (IVS) at the Bilozerka District Police Department, having managed to give birth during this time.

Operation “Summer-2008” at the Sambir Educational Colony in the Lviv Region.

In the Lviv region, at the Sambir Educational Colony, Operation “Summer-2008” was held this September, which included a complex of physical fitness, health, regime-pedagogical, and cultural events.

A riot begins at Lukyanivske SIZO No. 13

Today, 4 October, the prisoners of the Lukyanivske SIZO No. 13 are starting an indefinite protest.