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

Visit of human rights defenders to the colony

PRESS RELEASE of the Administration of the department in the Zaporizhzhia region regarding the visit of human rights defenders to colony No. 101

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.

A Mother and Child House has been opened in the correctional colony

A Mother and Child House has been opened in Chernihiv Colony No. 44

Training assembly of the Department's special units

Photo report.

CONCEPT for the reform of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine (criminal justice system) (draft)

Text of the draft Concept, which is currently being hastily discussed by government structures and officials.

Human rights training for prison staff

In Chernihiv, the second seminar of the training course ‘Human Rights Training in the Penal System of Ukraine’ was held as part of the all-Ukrainian educational programme ‘Understanding Human Rights’,

Training assembly of the Department's special units

Journalists and human rights activists observed the special units' training

The state must cultivate intolerance towards torture

How the Ministry of Justice is simulating steps aimed at fulfilling the requirements of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture

Field seminar of the Public Monitoring Commissions

From 15 to 17 September, a seminar for the chairpersons of the Public Monitoring Commissions of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation will be held in Sochi.

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?!

Three prisoners escaped from a children’s colony in Kremenchuk

On 9 August, around three o'clock in the morning, three prisoners escaped from the Kremenchuk children's colony.