The aim of the Project is to decrease the scale of torture and cruel treatment in Ukraine. The work includes:
gathering information
public investigation in cases of torture
publication and dissemination of the relevant data
conducting, together with other human rights organizations (around 30 NGOs throughout Ukraine) joint actions for the protection of the freedom from torture and cruel treatment
performing a comparative analysis of national and international legislation and law-applying practices concerning prevention of torture and strategic litigations before regular courts and the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
carrying out sociological research on issues of cruel treatment and tortures
creating teaching materials and a textbook for course on "Human Rights and Police"
publishing the relevant information in KhPG's periodical «Human Rights» and books and brochures in Ukrainian and English
carrying out awareness-raising campaigns
educational seminars and training seminars for target groups (officers of law-enforcement agencies, judges, lawyers, experts, human rights activists, general public).
The latest hard-copy editions on the subject include:
Against Torture No. 30(71): Review of Reports on Cruel Treatment and Tortures: 2003. Kharkiv: KhPG - Folio, 2004, 368 pp. (1,000 copies).
Against Torture No. 35(76): Review of Reports on Cruel Treatment and Tortures in Ukraine: June 2001 - December 2002. Kharkiv: KhPG - Folio, 2004, 224 pp. (1,000 copies).
Against Tortures No. 35(76): Reports of Messages against Torture and Cruel Treatment in Ukraine (June 2001 - December 2002). Kharkiv: KhPG - Folio, 2004, 112 pp. (500 copies).
Cost (specify currency)
830 033.00 EUR
Funding sources
European Commission, National Endowment for Democracy, International "Renaissance" Foundation, Danish Institute on Human Rights
Source of Data
Using a combination of own and existing data
Type of Data Collection
Administrative Data
Events registration
Focus groups
In depth interviews
Panel of experts
Random sample population survey
Secondary sources
specifications of type of data collection
Gathering information and carrying out public investigations of facts of torture and cruel treatment, as well as passing, in particular through the Internet, this information to people, mass media and organizations involved.
Monitoring and analyzing administrative, criminal-procedural, criminal laws and law-applying practices in those areas where torture and cruel treatment are possible.
Conducting sociological research with the aim to understand the attitude of target groups to torture and their knowledge of the laws on preventing torture.
Measurement Methods / Tools Generated or Used
The sociological research uses the following methodology:
Questionnaire design of the population according to general representative sampling (2000 respondents)
Interviews of representatives of the 'target groups' (400 respondents), interviews of representatives of the 'expert group' (600 respondents)
Analysis of documents (official materials of law-enforcement agencies, governmental reports and statements, decisions of judicial and administrative bodies, documents of human rights organizations).
