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Statement on the appointment of a top Yanukovych-era Interior Ministry official to the Office of the President Zelensky
Statement on the appointment of a top Yanukovych-era Interior Ministry official to the Office of the President Zelensky

We, the representatives of human rights and other civil society organizations, express our deep concern about the appointment of individuals to top positions in the government.

Statement of the civil society organizations to the High Council of Justice concerning the participation in the discussion of the draft of the Anticorruption strategy
Statement of the civil society organizations to the High Council of Justice concerning the participation in the discussion of the draft of the Anticorruption strategy

According to the announcement published by the High Council of Justice (HCJ), the HCJ organizes public discussion of the draft of the Anticorruption strategy for 2020-2024 on 31 July. 

Pros and cons of the judicial reform concept of Saakashvili
Pros and cons of the judicial reform concept of Saakashvili

A concept of the judicial reform, presented today by Mikheil Saakashvili can bring qualitative changes to the judiciary. However, it also imposes a number of threats, which could even worsen the existing problems in this sphere.

Why media outlets of Mr Kolomoisky and Mr Medvedchuk drive the hysteria around the drastic lack of judges
Why media outlets of Mr Kolomoisky and Mr Medvedchuk drive the hysteria around the drastic lack of judges

In recent times, the number of media outlets, in particular, UNIAN and 1+1 TV channel spread messages on the “total deficit of judges” in Ukraine. In this article, we explain how these messages play the game of the judicial mafia. 

The draft law #3711 of President Zelensky is another imitation of the judicial reform
The draft law #3711 of President Zelensky is another imitation of the judicial reform

On 22 June, President Zelensky introduced the draft law #3711 on the judiciary in the Parliament.

President Zelenskyi endangers his own election promises in the judiciary
President Zelenskyi endangers his own election promises in the judiciary

Iryna Shyba’s keynotes from the online-webinar “Ukraine Today: From 1 Year of Zelensky to Covid-19 to Upcoming Local Elections”.

Parliamentary Legal Committee recommended to include the draft law #3711 into the Parliamentary agenda
Parliamentary Legal Committee recommended to include the draft law #3711 into the Parliamentary agenda

Today, the Legal Committee of the Parliament recommended to include the Presidential draft law on the judiciary to the Parliamentary agenda. 

Civil society organizations call on the Parliament not to support Presidential draft law #3711
Civil society organizations call on the Parliament not to support Presidential draft law #3711

Civil Society organizations believe that the draft law #3711 brings a threat to the judicial reform and does not envisage cleansing of the HCJ, and endangers the program of cooperation between the IMF and Ukraine.

President Zelensky introduced the draft law on the judiciary into the Parliament
President Zelensky introduced the draft law on the judiciary into the Parliament

Today, the President introduced the draft law amending the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” and several laws on the Supreme Court and judicial governance bodies in the Parliament. 

The Constitutional Court ruled that the provision, which imposed criminal liability of judges for adopting deliberately illegal decisions is unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court ruled that the provision, which imposed criminal liability of judges for adopting deliberately illegal decisions is unconstitutional

On 11 June, the Constitutional Court (CC) ruled that Article 375 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is unconstitutional.

DEJURE calls on the HCJ to restore the online broadcasting of its sessions
DEJURE calls on the HCJ to restore the online broadcasting of its sessions

According to Article 30 of the Law “On High Council of Justice”, the sessions of the HCJ and its disciplinary chambers should be held openly. After the introduction of quarantine, this opportunity became impossible.

Ukraine will establish the new procedure for selecting the HCJ members and pass the exclusive jurisdiction of DACK to the Supreme Court
Ukraine will establish the new procedure for selecting the HCJ members and pass the exclusive jurisdiction of DACK to the Supreme Court

Such a statement was published in a Memorandum between the IMF and Ukraine, which was released today.

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