Two more convicts have inflicted incised wounds upon themselves in Penal Colony No. 81

This is stated in a report by the head of the Vinnytsia Human Rights Group, Dmytro HROISMAN.

Human rights activists criticise the situation in Ukrainian prisons

Representatives of the All-Ukrainian Association of Convicts’ Relatives and the international human rights organisation ‘European Movement’ have criticised the conditions of detention for prisoners in Ukrainian pre-trial detention centres and prisons.

Verkhovna Rada recommended to legalise the right of prisoners to confidential correspondence with their lawyer.

The Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement recommends that the Verkhovna Rada adopt as a basis the draft law on amending certain legislative acts of Ukraine regarding ensuring the right of persons held in custody and convicted persons to unhindered correspondence with a lawyer.

The state of education for convicts in the Lviv region

For convicts to obtain a full general secondary education, 8 general educational institutions are operating in correctional colonies of the Lviv region, in which 848 convicts were enrolled at the beginning of the 2007/2008 academic year.

Are beatings in colonies continuing?

Unconfirmed reports Special forces have been brought into Dnipropetrovsk Colony No. 89, where they brutally beat the convicts.

Human rights activists found no traces of mass beatings of prisoners in Temnivska Correctional Colony No. 100

This was reported by the chairman of the board of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, Arkadii Bushchenko.

Children’s Day in the women’s colony

At the beginning of June, at the initiative of the charitable organisation ‘Chernihiv Women’s Human Rights Centre’, events dedicated to International Children’s Day took place in Chernihiv Correctional Colony No. 44.

Suicides and torture have become a common occurrence in Ukrainian prisons. VHRG statement.

Over the last ten days in Ukraine, four convicts have taken their own lives.

Two traffic police officers detained for bribery after calls to a hotline

Two traffic police officers were detained in the Lviv region while receiving bribes, the SBU press centre reports. This was made possible thanks to people calling the hotline.

Legal Aid for Penal Institution Staff

Specialists from the Department of Justice and the Department for Citizenship, Immigration, and Registration of Individuals were invited to the Chernihiv Women’s Penal Colony to provide legal assistance to staff.

Cause of Second Suicide at Strizhavka Colony Under Investigation

It is possible that the incident is unrelated to the mistreatment of the convict.

The “Last Bell” Celebration at CK-44

The “Last Bell” rang in Chernihiv Penal Colony No. 44 for women who were completing their secondary education while serving their sentences.