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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 Rights” in face-to-face and online format.

Issues raised are very much on the professional demand of investigators so far as incident site inspection is the only investigative activity that can be performed prior to entering respective case into unified registrar of pre-trial investigations. This of course requires adherence to all guarantees and ensuring protection from potential abuse. In what relates to ill-treatment investigation, this action might play a key role in establishing whether the fact of such perpetration took place or not.

Participants as well discussed influence of due evidence collection on the overall adherence to fair trial standards.

The seminar is a part of the CoE Project “Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine”

Kyiv, Ukraine 17 December 2021
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About the project

Project Description

Project title: “Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine”

The main aim of the project “Supporting Institutions to Combat Ill-Treatment in Ukraine” (hereinafter - the Project) is to support the State Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter - SBI) to effectively apply European standards and practices in combating human rights violations

The 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 competencies of SBI staff in the field of human rights protection

Project Duration:

PHASE I: 21 months (1 April 2020 – 31 December 2021)

PHASE II: 24 months (1 January 2022 - 31December 2023)

Country: Ukraine

Budget:

PHASE I:  700,000 €

PHASE II: 700,000 €

Expected Results

The following results are expected under the Project:

PHASE I:

1. The SBI staff is better handling ill-treatment and impunity cases in line with European standards

2. The SBI has a strengthened internal system to effectively combat ill-treatment

3. The SBI staff selection and training procedures are better aligned with European standards

PHASE II:

1. The system of initial and in-service training of the SBI staff is aligned with European standards

2. The SBI staff have an enhanced capacity in human rights protection:

- effective investigation of ill-treatment

- investigation of other human rights violations

- prohibition of discrimination

3. Interagency cooperation and coordination in the field of effective investigation of ill-treatment cases has been strengthened.  

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