Celebration of 8 March in a women's colony

On the eve of International Women’s Day, 8 March, a concert was organised for the convicted women of the Chernihiv Penal Colony No. 44 through the joint efforts of local authorities and the public.

53 law enforcement officers held disciplinarily liable

130 resolutions to refuse to initiate criminal proceedings, with materials sent for additional verification to internal affairs bodies, were cancelled by regional prosecutors based on the results of inspections conducted throughout 2007 regarding the legality of decisions taken by internal affairs bodies when issuing resolutions to refuse to initiate criminal proceedings for the theft of mobile phones.

Policeman sentenced to 5 years

The Zaliznychnyi Court of Lviv has delivered a verdict in the criminal case against V. Popovych, an operative officer of the criminal investigation department of the line division at Lviv station, for offences under Part 3 of Article 364, Part 1 of Article 190, and Part 1 of Article 355 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The police officer was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment with a ban on holding official positions in law enforcement agencies for two years, as reported by the Lviv portal.

Round table meeting held in Chernihiv

A round table meeting was held in Chernihiv, where issues of social adaptation of persons released from places of detention were discussed.

Statement to the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko

Open letter

At a press conference on 22 February in Kyiv, an Open Letter to the heads of state was released regarding numerous significant violations in the activities of the Department for the Execution of Sentences.

Women’s colony staff are already provided with the necessary documents

A seminar ‘European System of Human Rights Protection’ was held in Chernihiv as part of the project ‘Improving criminal-executive legislation—public expertise and support’ with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation. On 21 February 2008, at the request of the administration of Chernihiv Penal Colony No. 44, members of the charitable organisation ‘Chernihiv Women’s Human Rights Centre’ prepared and conducted a seminar-training ‘European System of Human Rights Protection’ for the staff of this institution.

A seminar on human rights issues was held in Chernihiv

On 7 February, a seminar-training ‘How to make standards work’ was held in Chernihiv for the personnel of the Chernihiv pre-trial detention centre.

A seminar was held in Chernihiv at the Department of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences

On 8 February, a seminar-meeting with representatives of religious and public organisations took place at the Chernihiv Department of the State Department of Ukraine for the Execution of Sentences.

International Standards for Ukrainian Penal Colonies

A seminar-training session entitled ‘European Standards in Penal Institutions’ has been held in Chernihiv

Another Death in a Kyiv Pre-Trial Detention Centre – Suicide

The Kyiv Prosecutor’s Office has carried out an investigation into the death of convict Larysa Tsyhankova in the Kyiv Pre-Trial Detention Centre, who committed suicide on the night of 25 December 2007.

New Statistical Data on Penal Execution in Ukraine

The ‘Prison Portal’ website, in the ‘Statistics of the Penal System’ section, has posted some new statistical data regarding the activities of the penal enforcement system of Ukraine.