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National Preventive Mechanism Library

Series of publications “National preventive mechanism Library” includes number of research studies in the area of the national preventive mechanism developments against torture and ill-treatment in Ukraine based on the “Ombudsman+” model. The studies developed in the frame of long-standing project co-operation between OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Ukrainian parliamentary commissioner for human rights The library provides overview of methodological, theoretical and practical issues of the national preventive mechanism, basic standards of proper treatment of arrested and detained persons, as well as the provisions of national legislation of Ukraine. The publications define basic steps of the detention facilities monitoring, describe situations that a monitor may face during the monitoring visit, provide recommendations on conducting interviews, as well as consideration on implementation and development of alternative mechanisms of human rights violations investigations that would ensure objectivity and transparency and make the punishment of guilty persons irreversible.
  • Ukrainian Legislation against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Forms of Treatment and Punishment: A Scientific and Practical Commentary
    In the context of Ukraine's ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as well as the Optional Protocols, this commentary analyses the obligations of the national legislation of Ukraine. The commentary explores the relevance of the UN Convention in relation to the work of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, and the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The publication is intended for judges, law-enforcement officers, employees of the penitentiary system, legal students and teachers in higher education. The commentary is available only in Ukrainian.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    31 January 2018
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  • NPM Visit Organisation and Reporting Handbook
    The Handbook describes the work of National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in Ukraine. It covers basic steps of the detention facilities monitoring; defines situations that a monitor may face during the visit; provides recommendations on conducting interviews. The publication will be useful for NPM monitors, detention facilities employees, civic activists and all those interested in the problems of ill-treatment prevention in closed institutions in Ukraine. The handbook is available in Ukrainian.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    30 January 2018
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  • Handbook on conducting proceedings of the Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights in the torture and ill-treatment cases together with the NGOs representatives
    The Handbook provides an overview on the implementation and developments of mechanisms to ensure objectivity and transparency in investigations of human rights violations, as well as in securing appropriate punishments. The handbook is available only in Ukrainian.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    31 January 2018
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  • Handbook on Social Detention Facilities Monitoring
    The Handbook consolidates key aspects of social detention facilities monitoring in the framework of the national preventive mechanism (NPM) in Ukraine. It describes specific features of private social care institutions, psychiatric hospitals, orphanages and geriatric boarding centres of social and psychological rehabilitation for children. The Handbook provides recommendations on how to conduct interviews with different groups of clients, describes the types of documents that shall be examined, and outlines with with principles a monitor must comply. The publication will be useful for NPM monitors, social detention facilities staff, civic activists and all those interested in the problems of ill-treatment prevention in closed institutions in Ukraine. The handbook is available only in Ukrainian.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    30 January 2018
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  • The Rights of Detainees at Temporary Detention Centers
    This publication reviews the rules of conduct at temporary detention centres operated by the Department of Public Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The publication also examines the norms and standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and other Forms of Ill-Treatment and Punishment. The publication is of interest to those who are held in detention centres of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, police officers, employees of other law-enforcement agencies, civil servants and local government officials, human rights activists, scholars and teachers at higher education institutions, as well as all those interested in the problems of detention on remand. The publication is available only in Ukrainian.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    31 January 2018
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  • Minimal Standards of Proper Treatment: Analysis of National and International Experience
    This publication reviews the basic standards of proper treatment for arrested and detained persons, as defined by the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights. The publication is of interest to penitentiary system professionals, law-enforcement officers, civic activists, as well as teachers and students at educational and scientific institutions. The handbook is available only in Ukrainian.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    31 January 2018
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  • Specific features in the implementation of national preventive mechanisms
    This publication explores the problems encountered during the implementation and functioning of the national preventive mechanism (NPM) against torture and ill-treatment in Ukraine. The publication is of interest for NGOs and public authorities whose activities are linked to the monitoring of detention facilities, as well as for civil society activists who want to join monitoring visits. The publication is available only in Ukrainian.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    31 January 2018
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