On 8-10 November 2001 the 25 thanniversary of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group was celebrated in Kyiv. The article analyzes the attitude of the former heroes of the national movement to the state, which has been created.

On 25-28 October the Kharkiv human rights protection group (KhG, in what follows) prepared and held the Leaders’ school for activists of human rights protecting NGOs.

The Lugansk TV company ‘Efir-1’, which supported the town mayor, was closed by the local administration using dishonest manipulations.

Meditations about the state of the freedom of speech in Ukraine one year after the cassette scandal.

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Brief author’s remarks on the conclusions of the UNO Human Rights Committee on the fifth periodical report of Ukraine.

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The summary of the report of the Kharkov Group for human rights protection about torture in Ukraine.

On 14-15 November 2001 the UNO Committee against torture reviewed the fourth periodic report of Ukraine on the measures for realizing the obligations of Ukraine according to the UNO Convention against torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. Along with the official report the Kharkiv Group for Human Rights protection prepared an independent report and two books ‘Against torture. Review of the information sources on cruel treatment and torture’ and ‘Against torture. International mechanisms on prevention of torture and cruel treatment’. Besides, the KG together with the Information Office of the Council of Europe in Ukraine organized and held the seminar ‘European legislation on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and improvement of the Ukrainian law’ on 17-18 October in Kyiv.