Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine
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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...
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...
Incident Site Inspection Seminar for SBI investigators
Some 80 representatives of investigative units of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), academia, advocates, prosecutors, judges and Council of Europe experts took part in intensive hands-on seminar “Incident Site Inspection in the Light of Guarantees of the European Convention on Human...
Council of Europe in the framework of its projects became a co-organizer of JustConf 2021
The Council of Europe in the framework of its projects “Supporting institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine” and “Human Rights Compliant Criminal Justice System in Ukraine” became a co-organizer of JustConf 2021, the conference on ideas which change criminal justice. It is because we...
About the project
Project Description
Title of the Project: Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine
The main aim is to support the State Bureau of Investigations in effective application of European standards and practices in combatting human rights violations
Project focus is two-fold:
1. Providing support in strengthening institutional and operational capacities of the SBI in fight against ill-treatment and impunity;
2. Enhancing human rights and gender equality competencies of SBI staff
Duration: 21 months (1 April 2020 – 31 December 2021)
Place/ country: Ukraine
Budget: 700 000 €
Expected Results
The following results are expected under the project:
- SBI staff is better handling ill-treatment and impunity cases in line with the European standards
- SBI has a stronger internal system for effectively combatting ill-treatment and impunity
- SBI staff selection and training procedures are better aligned with European standards
Project Partners
The main beneficiary of the Project is the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI)
Other stakeholders are judiciary and law enforcement agencies, national professional training institutions, Office of the Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the Prosecutor General, Parliamentary Committee on Law-Enforcement
Planned Activity
A number of activities will be implemented to provide:
- expert analysis and recommendations (researches, needs assessment)
- institutional support (working groups, on-line consultations with CoE experts, round tables)
- capacity building (trainings, workshops, trainings of trainers)
Project Documentation
Project contacts
Project Coordinator in Strasbourg:
Milica Djunic
Milica.Djunic@coe.int
Senior Project Officer
Olena Lunhol
Olena.Lunhol@coe.int
Project Assistant
Roman Oleksiienko
Roman.Oleksiienko@coe.int
