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In the week following the fourth anniversary of the illegal annexation of Crimea, the United Nations has seized on several opportunities to highlight the dire human rights situation on the peninsula.

On 26 February, Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv hosted an event on human rights in Crimea in connection with #26SOLIDARITY, a global campaign in support of Crimean political prisoners.

In the past week, human rights in Crimea and the need to support Crimeans have been in focus at the United Nations – in Geneva and in New York.

Human rights defenders Tetiana Pechonchyk and Olga Skrypnyk give insights into the dire situation in Crimea and what needs to be done to address it.

For the first time, a non-governmental organisation has arranged a thematic briefing of the Council of Europe’s (CoE’s) decision-making body. Three human rights defenders presented their experiences on the front line promoting human rights.

The human rights situation in Crimea is “dismal” for civilians – particularly for minority groups and human rights defenders, according a report by the United Nations monitoring mission to Ukraine.

Two proposed laws introduced in Ukraine would oblige non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to publically publish detailed online reports on their employees and funding, which organisations have labelled as “disproportionate interference” in their activities.

More than 200 participants from eight countries gathered under the roof of Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv for the first Educational Human Rights Fest in what organisers hope will be an annual event.

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