Composition of convicts held in the department’s penitentiary institutions as of 18 January 2010

Lisitskov Oleksandr Volodymyrovych

Biography

Are convicts in Kazakhstan's prisons tortured 'as a preventative measure'?

Human rights activists intend to investigate the case of a brutal beating of a convict in a Kazakh prison

Prosecutor’s Office to check public control over SIZO

The State Duma approved the first-reading bill on introducing liability for obstructing public control in places of detention without objections.

Sadulaeva v. Russia. ECHR Decision

The kidnapping and probable killing of a Chechen resident by federal troops, as well as the court’s refusal to oblige the prosecutor’s office to conduct a thorough investigation into this kidnapping, was “valued” by the European Court of Human Rights at 60,000 euros.

Detention of individuals suffering from tuberculosis

Information from the Department of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Punishments in the Donetsk Region for the meeting of the supervisory commission under the Donetsk Regional State Administration on the matter: “On the implementation of the requirements of the ‘Program for Overcoming the Tuberculosis Epidemic in the Donetsk Region for 2007–2011’ regarding the treatment of individuals suffering from tuberculosis who have been taken into custody in municipal specialized anti-tuberculosis healthcare institutions.”

Lawyer visits to convicts – according to the Instruction

In the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Russia), the visiting of convicts in penal colonies by lawyers is regulated by a specially adopted Instruction. The text of the Instruction

Oleksandr Lisitskov – new Head of the Department

Minister of Justice of Ukraine Oleksandr Lavrynovych introduced the Head of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences to the management staff

Kaluga Ombudsman checked how human rights are observed in places of detention

The Ombudsman familiarized himself with the conditions of serving sentences by convicts in the SUSN and SHIZO of IK-3, as well as with their material and living conditions.

UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF MEN

UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF MEN. Text

Press conference on the topic: Prison system: progress is almost imperceptible

"Ukrainski Novyny" News Agency On 30 March at 13:00, a press conference on the topic: “The Prison System: Progress is Almost Imperceptible” will be held at the press centre of the “Ukrainski Novyny” news agency.

Is a reward awaiting the hater of civic organisations?

One of the leaders of the Volyn Department, I. Stefanovsky, known for his brutal attitude towards civic organisations, is a nominee for an award. Will the department's management support the candidacy of this odious official? An open letter from the “Rehabilitation” charitable foundation.