The number of prisoners in Ukraine continues to decline

The decline in the number of persons in places of detention in Ukraine continues

Prisoners in Crimea

More than three thousand people are in prison in Crimea

Amnesty 2014: results

More than 16,600 convicts were released as a result of the amnesty.

New records for the decline in the number of prisoners in Ukraine

The number of prisoners per 100,000 population for Ukraine was 217 in September, whereas at the beginning of the year it was 279.

Life-sentenced prisoners allowed long-term visits

Impressions of a woman who visited her brother during a long-term visit

25,000 people amnestied on the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation

The amnesty resolution was adopted by the State Duma in December 2013 to mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation

Number of prisoners continues to fall

In April, the number of prisoners in Ukraine fell by 4,710

Number of prisoners in Ukraine on the decline

In January 2014, the rate of decline in the number of prisoners was maintained, falling to just 276 per 100,000 of the population

Have the scare tactics of death penalty supporters come true?

Number of intentional homicides halved in 10 years

Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee visited Ukraine

Strasbourg, 24 October 2013 – A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a periodic visit to Ukraine (from 9 to 21 October 2013)

Number of prisoners in Ukraine steadily falling

The downward trend in the number of people in places of detention continues in Ukraine, with the prison population rate reaching 293 per 100,000 of the population

Europe urges Ukraine to combat ill-treatment of prisoners

Ukraine must step up its fight against the ill-treatment of prisoners. This is stated in a report by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture, published on Thursday.