Between 30 September and 2 October, 2015, business representatives, academics and other personalities from the Polish and European public life gathered at the European Forum for New Ideas in Sopot, Poland.
Topics
- Arbitrary detentions
- Mass detentions
- Freedom of speech
- Civil liberties
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of religion
- Rule of law
- Torture
- Hate speech and hate crimes
- Interpol
- Extraditions
- MLA
- Prisoners' rights
- Political prisoners
- Political refugees
- Expulsions and entry bans
- Fair trial
- Political persecution
- Death penalty
- Punitive psychiatry
- Schengen Information System
- Lustration
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Rights of soldiers and veterans
- Humanitarian aid
- International law
- Magnitsky Act
- Sanctions
- Attacks on activists
- Selective justice
- Judiciary independence
- Persecution of lawyers
- Corruption
- Polish-Ukrainian relations
- Law enforcement and security
- Enforced disappearances
- War crimes
Tag: corruption
Delay in the implementation of reform in Ukraine: the authorities should more attentively heed the voice of civil society
The Ukrainian authorities did not manage to take advantage of a window of opportunity which appeared after the overthrow of the Yanukovich regime. To date, no concerted efforts have been undertaken to implement deep systemic reforms by the President, the parliament and the government.
Report: Political persecution of Syrym Shalabayev
Syrym Shalabayev, a relative of the Kazakh opposition politician Mukhtar Ablyazov, requests that Lithuania grants him political asylum and protection against extradition.
Report: Analysis of documents in the case of Ablyazov
Kazakhstan is orchestrating the Ukrainian and Russian investigations in the case of an opposition politician and applies illegal lobbying mechanisms in Europe.
Report: The case of Aleksander Orlow. Polish citizen faced criminal persecution in Ukraine
A citizen of the Republic of Poland was faced with a dubious criminal prosecution in Ukraine and has spent the last 4 years in pre-trial incarceration without having been sentenced by a court.
Court orders an investigation into the actions of the investigator who may have concealed information on corruption in the Interior Ministry in connection with the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov
On 19 June, 2015, the Pechersky District Court of Kiev satisfied the complaint filed by the Open Dialog Foundation and handed down a decision to initiate criminal proceedings with respect to the Kiev investigator Sergey Khodakovskiy.
Current challenges of lustration in Ukraine
This analysis has been created to present the current status of lustration in Ukraine and reflect the need for it’s implementation and improvement. It is a joint work of the Open Dialog Foundation and Civic Lustration Committee.
Report: Aid for civilians and soldiers in the ATO zone
The anti-terrorist operation zone (ATO) can practically be divided into two zones: the zone of active hostilities, and the zone of ‘villages near-the-frontline’ where Ukrainian troops are stationed, but where no direct hostilities are taking place.
Report: France should not allow the deadly rendering of the Kazakh oppositionist
1. Introduction The political context of the case of Mukhtar Ablyazov has been repeatedly referred to in the statements of human rights organisations, members of the European Parliament and the PACE. Russia and Ukraine are not safe countries for extradition as these countries do not guarantee the right to a fair trial or adequate conditions […]
International community calls on France to prevent extradition of opposition politician Mukhtar Ablyazov
Since his arrest on the basis of a ‘red notice’, Mukhtar Ablyazov has already spent nearly two years in different detention facilities in France. Now, as the extradition trials have come to an end, the fate of the famous Kazakh oppositionist will depend on a decision by the French government.
ODF supports lustration and judiciary reform in Ukraine
Ukraine needs a systemic solution to enable it to settle accounts with the past – including with the rule of former President, Yanukovych. After the revolution, the time has come for reforms.
Report: The case of Mukhtar Ablyazov in Ukraine
Illegal cooperation with the Kazakh authorities discredits the new leadership of the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies
B. Atabayev has given the Ukrainian Presidential Administration evidence of Ukraine’s corrupt cooperation with Kazakhstan
Bolat Atabayev, the Kazakhstani theatre director and opposition activist, has provided evidence of the corrupt cooperation between the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine (GPU) and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan (GP RK).
Evidence of the fabrication of the extradition request with regard to the opposition politician
Criminal prosecution of Mukhtar Ablyazov is being carried out on the political order of the Kazakh authorities. In cooperation with Ukrainian and Russian investigative authorities, Kazakhstan is striving to bring about the extradition of an opponent of the regime.
The Italian daily Corriere della Sera on counter-sanctions against EU
The Italian daily Corriere della Sera has commented on the counter-sanctions imposed by Russia on the EU, USA, Canada, Norway and Australia.