Tetiana Pechonchyk
Challenges to freedom of speech and journalists in wartime: sociological research
This study analyzes the challenges to journalists and freedom of speech in Ukraine within the context of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. With the help of focus groups and expert survey of journalists, the challenges to the following components of freedom of speech are described: censorship and self-censorship; impact of legal regulation; threat […]
Torture and ill-treatment of civilian population in Ukrainian territories that were under Russian occupation
This report analyses the cases of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment documented by the Human Rights Centre ZMINA in Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Kherson regions in January-March 2023, as well as data collected from open sources. The research includes the general overview of the systematic practices of torture and ill-treatment of […]
The situation of human rights defenders and civil activists in Ukraine in 2021
This report analyzes international documents, national law and the conditions in which the human rights and civil activities of individuals and organizations took place in the territory of Ukraine controlled by the government during 2021. It considers the key problems faced by human rights advocates and civil activists, list specific cases of persecution of human […]
The situation of human rights defenders and civil activists in Ukraine in 2020
This report analyzes international documents, national law, and the conditions in which the human rights and civil activities of individuals and organizations took place in the territory of Ukraine controlled by the government during 2020. It considers the key problems faced by human rights advocates and civil activists, list specific cases of persecution of human […]
