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PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Project will empower internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine as agents of change in affecting the human rights framework and access to justice in Ukraine. The project will inter alia do so by ensuring that all processes pursued with major partners include the direct participation and agency of IDPs themselves.   Engagement and contribution of women in the overall activities of the Project will also be ensured. This approach reflects the fact that 59.6% of IDPs in Ukraine are women, and highlights the need for gender-sensitive policies in the field. 

  The Project will be carried out in the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2018-2021. 

By placing IDPs themselves and women at the heart of each pillar of the Project, the Project not only focuses its human rights approach on Council of Europe standards as such, but on the fundamental aspects of agency, empowerment, non-discrimination, participation and gender-balance through all mechanisms of the Project. By locating the essence of change with IDPs themselves, displaced professionals and displaced institutions, along with other stakeholders working on internal displacement, the parameters for more long-term, sustainable process of change are forged. Through all three pillars of the Project, which are weaved together, the skills of key stakeholders are simultaneously trained and applied so as to be of direct and concrete use for beneficiaries. Furthermore, this approach highlights the positive stories and images of internally displaced persons as a skilled resource for Ukraine, and as agents of varied capacities, including in shaping an enhanced human rights framework and greater access to justice in Ukraine at large.

The Project will build upon the achievements of the previous project “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Ukraine”, which has been implemented under the Ukraine Action Plan 2015-2017. The achievements made so far are significant in the most demanding of circumstances. It is important that the results achieved in the last two years are further enhanced and their sustainability ensured. Policies in key areas for IDPs where the Council of Europe has unquestioned authority and expertise – such as access to justice, housing and property rights, and integration – will be further enhanced.

The Project corresponds to the specific needs and requests of beneficiaries and Project partners.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Project Title «INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN UKRAINE: BUILDING SOLUTIONS»

Duration: 30 months (April 2018 – September 2020)

Funding: Voluntary Contribution

Overall objective: strengthening the capacities of internally displaced persons, displaced professionals, displaced institutions and other key stakeholders to improve the human rights protection of IDPs in Ukraine.

Pillar 1:

Enhancing competencies of IDPs and displaced professionals in improving services for and by IDPs, as well as strengthening capacities of displaced institutions and other key stakeholders working on IDP-issues through tailor-made tools and trainings, with distinct focus on access to justice, housing- and property rights.

Pillar 2:

Strengthening the legal and regulatory framework on internal displacement, in particular through improvement of laws and court practices as regards access to justice, housing and property rights, with active contribution and participation of IDPs, displaced professionals and displaced institutions in the process.

Pillar 3:

Empowering IDP agency and integration at local and regional level through engaging internally displaced persons, IDP-led NGOs, displaced professionals and displaced institutions, as well as other stakeholders working on IDP-issues, in designing and implementing local/regional grant schemes addressing issues where IDPs are most in need.

Target groups: internally displaced persons, displaced professionals, displaced institutions; national policy-makers, national, regional and local authorities working on IDP issues, civil servants, judges, lawyers, civil society organizations and IDPs.

Final beneficiaries: IDPs and communities hosting IDPs.

Implementer: The Council of Europe Human Rights Policy and Development Department Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law.

NATIONAL PARTNERS

Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine

Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine

Ministry for Regional Development, Building and Housing of Ukraine

Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (Department of Higher Education)

Office of the Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Office of the Ombudsperson)

State Fund for Youth Housing Assistance

Coordination Center for Legal Aid Provision

National School of Judges of Ukraine

Notary Chamber of Ukraine

Displaced universities

Civil society organisations  and local authorities

PROJECT in 2021-2022

The Project will encompass three major components:
I. Advancing the scope and implementation of the legal and regulatory framework on the protection and restoration of human rights of IDPs and other conflict-affected civilian population

II. Strengthening local authorities in responding to the needs of IDPs and conflict-affected population

III. Facilitating the integration of IDPs by promoting and implementing target digital solutions

Detailed concept of the Project in 2021-2022 

Resources of the Previous Project

STRENGTHENING THE HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN UKRAINE 2015-2017

Resources, expert findings and news of the  previous project “Strengthening the Human Rights Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Ukraine” , which has been implemented under the Ukraine Action Plan 2015-2017. 

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Project materials

SOCIAL AND PROPERTY RIGHTS of IDPs

Special Report on the observance of the rights of persons affected by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine (in English, 2022) 

Housing cooperatives for IDPs: experience and recommendations (in Ukrainian, 2022)

Advancement of the regulatory and legal framework on the state register of damaged and destroyed property (in Ukrainian, 2022)

Strategy for the Integration of IDPs and Implementation of Medium-Term Solutions to Internal Displacement until 2024 

Operational Plan for the implementation of the Strategy in 2021–2023 

Enhancing the National Legal Framework in Ukraine for Protecting the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons. Revised Baseline analysis (in Ukrainian, 2019)

Ensuring Compensation and Restitution, Housing and Social Protection of IDPs: European Experience  (in Ukrainian, 2020)

Ensuring Compensation and Right to Housing for IDPs: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Moldova and Serbia  (presentation in Ukrainian)

Manual “Social Rights of  IDPs” (in Ukrainian, 2020)

Manual “Social Payments and Allowances for IDPs” (in Ukrainian, 2019)

Legal statements of the Supreme Court of Ukraine on the protection of social rights (in Ukrainian, 2020)

Draft Law of Ukraine "On additional measures for the protection of housing rights of persons under special circumstances"  (in Ukrainian)

Draft Law of Ukraine "On the protection of housing rights of internally displaced persons
and other affected persons"  (in Ukrainian)

Draft Law of Ukraine "On the restitution of property and payment of compensation
to internally displaced persons, refugees and other affected persons" (in Ukrainian)

INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT and ACCESS TO JUSTICE

Judicial protection of IDP rights and war-affected people in Ukraine. Training materials for judges  (in Ukrainian, 2022) 

National court practice on internal displacement: applying the Council of Europe standards (in Ukrainian, 2020)

National court practice on internal displacement: applying the Council of Europe standards (in Ukrainian, 2019)

The Constitutional court of Ukraine and case law of ECtHR (in Ukrainian, 2020)

Legal Consequences of Determining a Normative Act Unconstitutional for the Protection of Human Rights in Administrative Justice Process. Collection of the Workshop Materials (Ukrainian& English, 2020)

Human rights and internal displacement: European standards and constitutional jurisprudence (in Ukrainian, 2020)

Legal Aid in Ukraine 2019. Report of the Coordination Center for Free legal Aid Provision (in Ukrainian, 2019)

 Report of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, 2019

 Analysis "Access to services, legal aid and justice for IDPs and affected persons" (in Ukrainian, 2019)

Comparative analysis and recommendations on the recognition of documents issued on NGCA (in Ukrainian, 2020) 

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT

Toolkit  "Traumatic events: psychological support and self-care" (in Ukrainian, 2022) 

Trauma-Informed Youth Work: training course manual (in Ukrainian, 2022)

Leaflet  “Basic tips on working with  psychological trauma” (in Ukrainian, 2020)

Leaflet  “Basic tips on working with  psychological trauma” (in Russian, 2020)

SELECTION OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE STANDARDS RELEVANT TO RIGHTS OF IDPS

TRANSLATED INTO UKRAINIAN

PACE Recommendation N 1877 (2009) «Europe’s forgotten people: protecting the human rights of  long-term displaced persons» from June 24, 2016

PACE Resolution 1708 (2010) «Solving property issues of refugees and internally displaced persons»  from 28 January 2010

Recommendation Rec(2006)6 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on internally displaced persons adopted on 5 April 2006

PACE Resolution 2133 (2016) on Legal remedies for human rights violations on the Ukrainian territories outside the control of the Ukrainian authorities 

PACE Resolution 2132 (2016) on Political consequences of the Russian aggression in Ukraine

PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Report (Doc. 14139) on legal remedies for human rights violations on the Ukrainian territories outside the control of the Ukrainian authorities

PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Report (Doc. 14130) on Political consequences of the conflict in Ukraine

PACE Resolution 2198 (2018) on Humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine

SELECTION OF ECtHR CASE LAW RELEVANT TO RIGHTS OF IDPS

TRANSLATED INTO UKRAINIAN

Documentation

Mozer v. the Republic of Moldova and Russia (Application no. 11138/10), 23 February 2016 (now available in Ukrainian)

Effective control and jurisdiction

Cyprus v. Turkey, judgment 10 May 2001 (now available in Ukrainian)

Loizidou v. Turkey, judgment of 23 March 1995 (now available in Ukrainian)

Ilascu and others vs. Moldova and Russia (now available in Ukrainian)

Family life and movement restrictions

Cyprus v. Turkey, judgment 10 May 2001 (now available in Ukrainian)

Family life and home in the context of strong family connection

Menteş and Others v. Turkey (Application no 23186/94) (1998) (now available in Ukrainian)

Home and private life

Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan, judgment 16 June 2015 (now available in Ukrainian)

Demades v. Turkey, judgment 31 July 2003 (now available in Ukrainian)

Adequate housing

Dogan and Others v. Turkey, judgment of 29 June 2004 (now available in Ukrainian)

Gulmammaldova v. Azerbaijan, judgment 22 April 2010 (now available in Ukrainian)

Social benefits under Protocol 1, Article 1

Stec and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], decision 6 July 2005 (now available in Ukrainian)

Entitlement to pension

Pichkur v. Ukraine, judgment 7 November 2013 (now available in Ukrainian)

Property redress mechanism

Xenides-Arestis v. Turkey, judgment 22 December 2005 (now available in Ukrainian)

Education and language of instruction

Catan and Others v. Moldova and Russia [GC], judgment of 19 October 2012 (now available in Ukrainian)

Electoral rights (registration and elections)

Aziz v. Cyprus, judgment of 22 June 2004 (now available in Ukrainian)

Inter-State applications 

Georgia v. Russia (II) [GC] Decision on admissibility application no. 38263/08 

ECtHR CASES RELATED TO INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN UKRAINE

Case of Lisnyy and two others v. Ukraine and Russia

Case of Polovynko and three other applicants v. Ukraine and Russia

 Tzezar and six other applicants v. Ukraine 

 Khlebik v. Ukraine 

Kandyba v. Ukraine

Case of Selygenenko and Others v. Ukraine 

 Grand Chamber Admissibility Decision in the case of Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea) (app nos 20958/14 and 38334/18) 

Other relevant cases 

Press Release "Numerous rights abuses during Ukraine’s Maidan protests", 21.01.2021 

HUMAN RIGHTS IN TIMES OF TRANSITION

Opinion on the draft law “On the Principles of State Policy of the Transition Period” adopted by the Venice Commission at its 128th Plenary Session (Venice and online, 15-16 October 2021) 

ARTISTS REFLECT INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT

Exhibition: on the edge of the future, 2022 

BEYOND. Exhibition leaflet 2022 (in Ukrainian) 

BEYOND. Calendar 2022 


 

MIGRATION ISSUES

Alternatives to Immigration Detention: Fostering Effective Results. Practical Guide  

BUSINESS, HUMAN RIGHTS, IDPs

UN GA, WG on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: Report on business, human right and conflict-affected regions: towards heightened action, 21 July 2021 

Information for IDPs

If you became an IDP

 

 

First steps of IDPs

How to register as an ID

Animation on how to register as an IDP  (in the Ukrainian language)       

 

Payments to IDPs

Animation on payments to internally displaced people (in the Ukrainian language)   

 

If you provide housing for IDPs

Animation on the payments to individuals providing housing to internally displaced people (in the Ukrainian language) 

  

 

If you an employer of IDPs

Animation on payments to enterprises that employ internally displaced people   

 

Duties of IDPs

Animation on duties of internally displaced persons (in the Ukrainian language) 

 

 

GRANTEES OF THE PROJECT

Activities of the grantees of the Project in 2019-2020

News and findings.

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Contacts

Contact Information
 

Ganna Khrystova, Senior Project Officer (Kyiv)

Serhii Marushchenko, Project Officer

Oleksii Murashkevych, Project Officer

Anastasiia Yelina, Project Assistant

Council of Europe Office in Ukraine
8 Illinska Street, Entrance 7, 04070 Kyiv, Ukraine
Tel.: + 380 44 425 60 01 (ext. 135)
Fax: +380 44 425 02 62 (ext. 111)
 

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Regional monitoring visits on the issues of internally displaced persons

November- December 2018 the monitoring visits of the representatives of the Ombudsperson Office in Ukraine have been conducted to Poltava (15-16 November), Dnipropetrovsk (28-30 November) and Sumy (11-12 December) regions.

Activities were initiated by the Ombudsperson Office and  supported by the Project “Internal Displacement in Ukraine: Building Solutions”.

The monitoring teams consisted of the specialists of the Department of Human Rights Protection of IDPs of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and regional public coordinators of the Ombudsperson Office.

The teams were visiting departments of social protection, Pension Fund Units and the branches of “Oschadbank” bank identifying potential violations of the human rights of internally displaced persons and other persons affected by the conflict.

The visits were finalized by the follow up working meetings with the representatives of state institutions, local authorities, centers for free legal aid provision and NGOs. These meetings aimed at discussing the findings of the visits provided a space to reflect on improvement of current legislation related to integration of internally displaced persons and to elaborate recommendations on advancing existing administrative mechanisms.

As a result of the visits systemic issues related to payment of social allowances and pensions arrears to IDPs were confirmed. Recommendations to improve the current legislative acts will be sent by the Ombudsperson Office to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Poltava, Dnipro, Sumy 17 December
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