Valentyna Yurchenko: The Phenomenon of ‘Busification’ as a Threat to Human Rights in Ukraine
Busification is an informal but extremely common term that emerged in Ukrainian society during the general mobilisation in connection with martial law. It
Dmytro Yagunov: How to Return Trust to the Police in Postwar Ukraine
During the war, the Government had the priority to combat against Russian occupiers, where a traditional peace-time issue of human rights approach has been replaced
Online Master Class by Dmytro Yagunov, ‘Penitentiary Policy and the Mission of the Penitentiary System’
On 23 September 2025, the Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine hosted an online master class by Dmytro Yagunov entitled ‘Penitentiary Policy and the Mission
Maryna Demura: The State of Compliance with Fundamental Human Rights Guarantees in Criminal Proceedings Under Martial Law
Access to a lawyer is an important guarantee of the right to a fair trial, the right to defence, the presumption of innocence
Dmytro Yagunov, Maryna Demura: Domestic Violence in Ukraine. Crime Trends and the Impact of the War
Recently, domestic violence has become an object of special attention by the Parliament, the Government, and the society in general. Therefore, domestic violence
Joint Statement by Ukraine, the European Union, and 36 States
Joint statement by Ukraine, the European Union, as well as Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia,
United Nations: Civilian Detainees Subjected to Torture Since Russia’s Full-Scale Attack on Ukraine
Russian authorities have subjected Ukrainian civilian detainees in occupied territory to torture and ill-treatment, including sexual violence, in a widespread and systematic manner.
Albert Yezerov: The Impact of War on Human Rights: Restrictions and Derogations
Ukrainian statehood has existed and transformed for more than ten years in conditions of the Russian armed aggression. Although Ukraine’s institutional system has
Dmytro Yagunov: Prison Subculture or National Prison Culture. Importation of Russian Neocolonial Narratives in the 21st Century
In this study, we put on the agenda the issue of the origins of Russian criminal and prison subculture, the corresponding informal prisoner
Dmytro Yagunov: Prison Subculture or National Prison Culture. Importation of Russian Neocolonial Narratives in the 21st Century
The article is focused on the origins of Russian criminal and prison subculture and the current state of this phenomenon, which is imported