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Overview of the ECtHR case-law related to armed conflicts for SBI investigators and operative staff
100 investigators and operative staff of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have joined today's online seminar. Together with the Council of Europe experts they had the opportunity to discuss the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the case-law of the European...
Detecting, documenting and investigating torture and other gross human rights violations at the time of war: online workshop for SBI investigators and OPG prosecutors
The two-day online workshop for investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and prosecutors of the Office of Prosecutor General (OPG) on specifics of identifying, documenting and investigating gross human rights violations, particularly torture, during armed conflict, wrapped-up...
Operating UAV to collect evidence of war crimes – practical course for SBI
In August-September 2022, 20 investigators and operatives of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) underwent practical course on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operation for evidence collection when investigating gross human rights violations at the time of war in Ukraine. “The peculiarity of...
Peculiarities of proving war crimes – topical issues for prosecutors and investigators
Today's online seminar for prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG), investigators and operative staff of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) focused on the specifics of proving war crimes. «I urge my colleagues, investigators and prosecutors, to make the most of this...
SBI investigators and OPG prosecutors looked into interrelation of standards of the ECHR and Geneva Conventions in the context of investigating gross human rights violations at the time of war
How do basic concepts operated by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Geneva Conventions differ? How exactly do these interact in the issues of preserving life, determining control over territories, ensuring investigation effectiveness and requirements for investigation without...
Peculiarities of scene inspection when investigating gross human rights violations – a seminar for SBI investigators
The Main Investigative Division of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) gathered 125 colleagues from institution’s investigative units for the scientific and practical seminar “Scene inspection during investigation of criminal offenses committed as a result of the Russian Federation's...
Meeting of SBI leadership and Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine: adjusting work to reality and maintaining partnership
Leadership of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) visited the Council of Europe (CoE) Office in Ukraine to meet the Head of Office and discuss cooperation following the Priority adjustments to the CoE Action Plan for Ukraine till the end of 2022. The cooperation is ongoing under the CoE...
Call for tender - provision of international consultancy services for the CoE project “Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine Phase II”
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the project “Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine Phase II” (period of implementation: 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2023., hereinafter – the Project) and is launching a tender procedure for procurement of international consultancy...
Coordination on counter-torture strategy implementation
Representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor General, State Bureau of Investigation, Ministry of Justice, Training Center for Prosecutors of Ukraine, non-governmental organizations, civil society and international stakeholders who work in the field of combatting ill-treatment gathered today in...
Gender equality focal points of the State Bureau of Investigation took a training on prohibition of discrimination
The network of gender equality focal points of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) underwent a training on “Prohibition of Discrimination in the light of Article 14 and Protocol 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights” delivered by the CoE project “Supporting institutions to Combat...