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The G7 Ambassadors called members of the High Council of Justice for transparency when appointing 16 (!) members of the High Council of Justice

The G7 Ambassadors call the members of the High Council of Justice for transparency when deciding on the appointment of 16 (!) members of the High Council of Justice. They announced this on their Twitter page. The G7 Ambassadors reaffirmed their support while stressing the importance of a transparent and open way of conducting the remaining selection… Continue reading The G7 Ambassadors called members of the High Council of Justice for transparency when appointing 16 (!) members of the High Council of Justice

We call on the High Council of Justice to broadcast the interviews with candidates for the High Qualification Commission of Judges

NGOs call on the High Council of Justice to conduct interviews with candidates for the High Qualification Commission of Judges openly and to ensure their live broadcast. On March 28, the High Council of Justice approved the Methodology for interviewing, selecting and appointing candidates for the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine. With this document, the HCJ… Continue reading We call on the High Council of Justice to broadcast the interviews with candidates for the High Qualification Commission of Judges

The High Council of Justice did NOT suspend Judge Ilyeva, who is suspected of abuse of power

On April 4, the High Council of Justice rejected the request of the head of the SAPO to temporarily suspend the judge of the Pechersk District Court, Tetyana Ilyeva, from the administration of justice. 14 out of 17 HCJ members voted against the suspension. This decision is a bad signal that corrupt judges will interpret… Continue reading The High Council of Justice did NOT suspend Judge Ilyeva, who is suspected of abuse of power

Closed interviews and voting: the HCJ published the methodology for selecting members of the HQCJ

Last week, the High Council of Justice approved the methodology for selecting members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges. Earlier, we repeatedly emphasised that the selection for the HQCJ will be a key indicator of the quality of the new HCJ. The following is alarming in the published document: There will be no live broadcast during… Continue reading Closed interviews and voting: the HCJ published the methodology for selecting members of the HQCJ

HCJ 2.0: how society should evaluate the work of the new composition of the High Council of Justice

This article was originally published in Ukrainian in Ukrainska Pravda. On January 11-12, the Сongress of judges took place in Kyiv. It selected eight new members of the High Council of Justice. The worst-case scenario, in which the selection of members of the HCJ would have failed and which we wrote about in December, did… Continue reading HCJ 2.0: how society should evaluate the work of the new composition of the High Council of Justice

What is the judicial mafia afraid of in the Anti-Corruption Program?

This article was originally published in Ukrainian in Ukrainska Pravda. Authors: Halyna Chyzhyk, Anti-Corruption Action Center Kateryna Butko, Automaidan On January 19, the first meeting of the new High Council of Justice (HCJ) was held. It is symbolic that the first decision of the new HCJ was the approval of the State Anti-Corruption Program (SACP)… Continue reading What is the judicial mafia afraid of in the Anti-Corruption Program?