How to file a motion for parole?
Under the Criminal Code of Ukraine (hereinafter — the CC), a person may be granted parole (hereinafter — parole) from serving a sentence, particularly in the form of imprisonment or restriction of liberty.How to file a motion to replace the unserved part of a sentence with a milder one?
Under the Criminal Code of Ukraine (hereinafter — the CC), for persons serving a sentence in the form of imprisonment or restriction of liberty, the unserved portion of the sentence may be replaced by the court with a milder punishment.How to apply the ‘Savchenko Law’?
Under the Criminal Code of Ukraine, pre-trial detention (in other words, holding in a remand centre) is credited towards the duration of the sentence in the event of conviction resulting in imprisonment.
Report on the monitoring visit to the Kachanivska Penal Colony No. 54
This is a minimum-security penal institution for women who have been deprived of liberty for the first time.
Monitoring visit to two penal colonies in the Chernihiv region
Report on the visit to the women's Chernihiv Penal Colony No. 44, as well as the Siverska Penal Colony No. 31, where monitors spoke with persons sentenced to life imprisonment who had submitted a pardon petition.
Monitoring visit to the Starobabanivska Penal Colony No. 92
A group of monitors from the KHRPG visited the Starobabanivska Penal Colony No. 92 on 8 February, in which 770 convicted persons were serving their sentences on the day of the visit.The Penal System of Ukraine in 2019. Statistical Overview.
As of 01.01.2020, 52,863 persons were held in places of detention in Ukraine, of whom 35,361 were convicted. Over the year, the number of prisoners decreased by 2,215. The number of prisoners per 100,000 population is 142. During 2019, 517 persons died in penal institutions, and 51 suicide cases occurred.On Article 391 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Arguments and a Proposal
Currently, there is an active discussion regarding amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which propose to repeal Article 391 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The arguments of the parties, their validity, and possible paths for further action on this matter.Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights against Ukraine regarding the violation of the rights of vulnerable groups
The reader is presented with translations of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights against Ukraine concerning the violation of the rights of vulnerable groups, including those who are drug-dependent or suffering from HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and other severe illnesses. Judgments in cases heard by the European Court between 2007 and 2020 are provided.
Monitoring visit to Lychakivska Correctional Colony No. 30
On 21 December 2019, representatives of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group carried out a monitoring visit to the State Institution ‘Lychakivska Correctional Colony No. 30’. This is a medium-security facility for housing men sentenced to a fixed term who have previously served a sentence of imprisonment.