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The Council of Europe allocated a grant for promoting non-coercive interview standards in the criminal justice system in Ukraine

6 January 2023 Kyiv, Ukraine

The Council of Europe contributed to the promotion of non-coercive investigative interview standards in the criminal justice system in Ukraine through allocation of a grant to the NGO JustGroup. The grant, which was implemented in November-December 2022, aimed at supporting change in the...

Council of Europe delivers office IT equipment to the War Crimes Department of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine

22 December 2022 Kyiv, Ukraine

On 22 December 2022, the Council of Europe (CoE) handed over office IT equipment to the War Crimes Department of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (OPG). The equipment was procured within the framework of the CoE project on “Human Rights Compliant Criminal Justice System in...

Guide on Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights is available in Ukrainian

22 December 2022 Kyiv, Ukraine

Guide on Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights is now available in Ukrainian. The Guide is part of the series of Case-Law Guides published by the European Court of Human Rights to inform legal practitioners about the fundamental judgments and decisions delivered by the European...

HELP course on Procedural Safeguards in Criminal Proceedings and Victims' Rights is available in Ukrainian

16 December 2022 Kyiv, Ukraine

The course was developed by the Council of Europe HELP Programme with the EU support, using the HELP methodology and combines both the fundamental procedural rights of accused and suspected persons in criminal proceedings (focusing on EU Directive topics, notably the presumption of innocence) and...

Council of Europe supported the organisation of JustConf Ukraine 2022

16 December 2022 Kyiv, Ukraine

The Council of Europe joined the International Renaissance Foundation and JustGroup as co-organiser of JustConf 2022, the conference on ideas, which change criminal justice, and people, who bring senses, movement, and development to the system. JustConf Ukraine 2022 focused on strengthening the...

Back Council of Europe supported the organisation of JustConf Ukraine 2022

JustConf Ukraine 2022 focused on strengthening the criminal justice in times of war. This year, it was also about bravery and resilience of Ukrainian spirit and the desire to not merely survive but to achieve justice.

The conference took place on 14 December 2022 and was attended by representatives of various spheres of criminal justice, including judges, prosecutors, investigators, lawyers, and representatives of expert community.

The conference was supported within the framework of the Council of Europe Projects “Supporting institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine” and “Human Rights Compliant Criminal Justice System in Ukraine”, which are part of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2018-2022.

Kyiv, Ukraine 16 December 2022

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Main focus

Criminal justice legislation

and practice of implementation

CoE recommendations are taken into consideration to criminal procedure and related legislation
Capacities of criminal justice actors are consolidated in line with CoE standards and best European practice

Public prosecution service reform

(PPS)

PPS independence is promoted

Institutional external
Procedural individual

Efficiency and professionalism is facilitated:

Public prosecution service
Disciplinary & self-governance bodies
Training institution

Awareness on the PPS reforms developments is enhanced

Relation to the judgments

of the European Court of Human Rights

Chanyev/Ignatov: lawfulness of pre-trial detention;
Merit: length of criminal proceedings;
Khaylo: effectiveness of criminal investigations;
Balitskiy, Yeremenko: fairness of proceedings: right not to incriminate oneself; use of confessions obtained under duress at trial;
Lutsenko / Tymoshenko vs. Ukraine: protection against abuse of power.

Contacts

Natia Japaridze
Project Manager

Bozhena Malanchuk
Project Coordinator
Tel: +33 (0) 3 90 21 60 2

Tetyana Sokolan
Senior Project Officer / Local Legal Adviser
Tel: +38 044 425 0262 (ext. 167)

Taras Leshkovych
Senior Project Officer / Local Legal Adviser
Tel: +38 044 425 0262

Oleh Ustymenko
Project Assistant
Tel: +38 044 425 0262

E-mail: HRCCJ.UA(at)coe.int

Council of Europe Office in Ukraine