Draft of New Regulations on the Department

Attempts to protect in any manner the Department for Criminal Penalties Execution from subordination to the Ministry of Justice continue. The draft of new regulations testifies to a brutal disregard for commitments made to the Council of Europe

Public Control of Places of Deprivation of Liberty in Kazakhstan

The ultimate objective of monitoring of places of deprivation of liberty in the Republic of Kazakhstan is the desire to persuade the authorities to improve the treatment of persons held in custody and their conditions of detention. The visiting of places of detention and the compilation of reports represent a means for achieving this objective

Monitoring of places of deprivation of liberty in international documents

Most countries equate public oversight with independent monitoring of the observance of human rights in places of deprivation of liberty. Such monitoring is recognised as the primary form of public oversight, and a sufficiently effective one at that.

Procedure for Assessing the Law-Abiding Behaviour of a Convict

The extent to which existing criteria for assessing the law-abiding behaviour of a convict correspond to modern realities and how fully they reflect the actual state of a convict’s rehabilitation has, until now, been almost entirely unaddressed. This is precisely why we consider it important to examine the specified mechanism in greater detail, while providing our own comments regarding the existing criteria.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the penal service by its personnel

Performance evaluation is the very tool that allows one to determine the extent to which management aligns with the level of achievement of set goals. For this purpose, a management system must be created that will allow for the monitoring of management decisions being made. It is precisely with the development of criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of activities that any reform should begin, which has not yet been done in a comprehensive manner.

The European Court as a human rights instrument

In the ten years of Russia's participation in the Convention on Human Rights, the European Court has received over 46,000 complaints from Russian citizens, which accounts for 20 per cent of all complaints received during this period.

'I DO WHATEVER I WANT…'

The practice of implementing the provisions of current legislation regarding the transfer of convicted persons

Attempts by the criminal underworld to revive 'thieves' traditions' have intensified, says the First Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine

The occasion for our conversation was the resonant events at the Stryzhavka colony in the Vinnytsia region, which were reported by *ZN*.

Results of the survey of ITT staff in Kyiv. Monitoring of detention conditions in ITTs.

The International Society for Human Rights – Ukrainian Section (ISHR-US) has conducted monitoring of the state of the implementation of rights and freedoms for persons held in Kyiv ITTs (temporary detention facilities), as well as the conditions of their detention in the aforementioned specialised institutions.

Results of the survey of persons held in Kyiv ITTs. Monitoring of detention conditions in ITTs.

The International Society for Human Rights – Ukrainian Section (ISHR-US) has conducted monitoring of the state of the implementation of rights and freedoms for persons held in Kyiv ITTs, as well as the conditions of their detention in the aforementioned specialised institutions.

Comments on the Ukrainian side’s commentary regarding the Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee, prepared by ‘Donetsk Memorial’

Implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Last year, Ukraine reported to the UN Human Rights Committee. Based on the results of the report’s consideration, the Committee obliged Ukraine to provide answers to certain questions in the recommendations within one year. Fragment of the Ukrainian side’s commentary regarding the Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee