Exploding ammunitions depot leaves people dead, wounded

The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union investigated the consequences of a military ammunition depot’s explosion close to Svatove, a town in Luhansk region on October 29th 2015. Most likely, the explosion was caused by improper storage conditions. The explosion left 4 people...

Freedom of Press and Speech inside the ATO-Zone

This report by Ukrainian Heklsinki Human Rights Union deals with the impunity around attacks on press freedom in areas affected by the “anti-terror operations” (ATO) in eastern Ukraine. During the last year, attacks on journalists and media workers have increased...

Human Rights in Ukraine 2014

In their annual report, Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union (UHHRU) offers a detailed analysis of the human rights situation and reviews official human rights policy in Ukraine in 2014. Source: Права людини в Україні — 2014. Доповідь правозахисних організацій Full report...