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The first (2024) edition of the Bulletin "Rule of Law. Human Rights"
The information is available in Ukrainian.
The methods and challenges in training on the European Convention on Human Rights were discussed during an event for judge-trainers
On 20 and 21 August, 2024, the Council of Europe’s Directorate of Programme Co-ordination, within the framework of the project "Support to the functioning of justice in the war and post-war context in Ukraine," in cooperation with and supported by the National School of Judges of Ukraine, held a...
Ukrainian judges and lawyers enhance their knowledge on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights with a focus on the right to a fair trial
On August 21-23, 2024, in partnership with the CEELI Institute, the Council of Europe co-organised a workshop for Ukrainian judges and lawyers on the European Convention on Human Rights. The workshop was held in Prague, Czech Republic. The activity focused on the right to a fair trial and its...
First session on development of war crimes investigation management system for the National Police of Ukraine
During time of challenge and turmoil shaping strategic vision and management systems in line with short and long-term needs is of crucial importance. Leaders not only have to understand the long-term objectives of their activity, but as well determine other subjects of strategic action within the...
Human rights in the armed forces: Council of Europe HELP course launched for the public servants within the HELP for Ukraine project
On 16 August 2024, 52 participants from different regions of Ukraine took part in the launch of the HELP course "Human Rights in the Armed Forces" in a hybrid format. The training will last 2,5 months and has been organised by the Council of Europe Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal...
The Council of Europe has trained the trainers team on a trauma-informed approach in the context of access to human rights
In response to the needs of key national and local partners in Ukraine, the Council of Europe projects "Facilitating access to human rights and essential services for internally displaced persons and returnees at the community level" and "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" launched the...
A new meeting of the Roma coordination group convened in Ukraine
On 9 July 2024, a Roma coordination group meeting was held in Kyiv/online, where international organizations operating in Ukraine, namely the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Women, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights,...
The Ombudsman of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets and the Ombudsman of Romania Renate Weber conducted two on-site visits
27-28 May 2024, the Ombudsman of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets and the Ombudsman of Romania Renate Weber conducted two on-site visits. Moreover, they jointly exchanged information and shared experiences regarding the observance and monitoring of the rights of national minorities (communities) in...
Fostering dialogue to better protect minority communities in Ukraine
On 10-11 July, the Dialogue event "Protection of the Rights of National Communities of Ukraine in the European Perspective" took place in Ukraine. The dialogue aimed to give a platform for questions and answers for more than 60 representatives of non-governmental organizations, confronting a wide...
Barrier-free public services: methodologies, approaches and tools
On June 27 in Kyiv, a seminar was held to develop methodological recommendations for barrier-free public services. The event was organized by the NGO "Donetsk Women's Council" in collaboration with the Advisor-Commissioner to the President of Ukraine on Barrier Free Environment, with the support...
A new visual tool for education from the Council of Europe has been created with young people
In co-operation with young people and an expert team, the Council of Europe project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" developed and published the visual tool "Stars. Stars. Les Étoiles." for the education and training of young people and professional communities on human rights,...
“Democracy depends on public trust”: the Council of Europe joined the Communities Integrity Forum
Deputy Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine Mr Erlend Falch spoke at the Community Integrity Forum ”European values in practice”. The Forum was organised by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) as an annual event focusing on strengthening integrity at local level. The...
The Council of Europe's professional development programme "Participatory Youth Policy" is being successfully implemented in Ukraine
On 14-16 August 2024, in Lviv – the European Youth Capital 2025 – the trainers of the Council of Europe Professional Development Programme "Participatory Youth Policy" summed up the implementation of the training programmes, discussed challenges and needs for the future. The Council of Europe...
Council of Europe has initiated a pilot programme for assessing the compliance with the rights of veterans, military personnel and members of their families
The Council of Europe Project “Rights of Veterans and Personnel of Armed Forces in Ukraine” (hereinafter “the Project”) has successfully launched a pilot programme with the Office of the Ombudsperson aimed at strengthening their monitoring mandate in the field of rights of veterans, military...
A capacity building visit of Ukrainian delegation to Spain on combating violence against women
On 15-18 July 2024 a Ukrainian delegation visited Madrid Spain, representing a cross-section of stakeholders involved in addressing violence against women and responsible for gender equality policies in Ukraine. The aim of this study visit was to improve knowledge regarding implementation of the...
CALL FOR TENDER by 23 August 2024: The purchase IT equipment (computer equipment) and software
The Council of Europe Project «Strengthening judicial and non-judicial remedies for the human rights protection of the war-affected people in Ukraine» which is implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023-2026...
Free to Dream: International Youth Day in Ukraine with the President
On International Youth Day, 12 August 2024, the third day of the Ukrainian Youth Forum "Free to Dream" took place with the participation of the President, the Speaker of the Parliament and the Prime Minister. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that new state programmes to support...
ECHR standards for human rights inspectors of the National Police of Ukraine
On 13-14 August 2024 25 human rights inspectors of the National Police (NPU) from 21 region of Ukraine progressed in their knowledge of standards of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Human rights inspectors are the key...
The Council of Europe Project HELP for Ukraine became a co-organiser of the Summer School of Coaching Excellence for civil servants
On 13 August, a 4-day Summer School of Coaching Excellence was launched by the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service and the High School of Public Governance in cooperation with international partners*. The Council of Europe Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals)...
Ukrainian Youth Forum 2024: the Council of Europe supports a youth perspective
From 10 August to 12 August 2024 young people, youth workers, youth policy makers from different regions of Ukraine took part in the Ukrainian Youth Forum 2024. This significant event has become a space for more than 350 participants to explore the current situation in the youth field in Ukraine...
