Send Letter eng
Show results
    Advocacy

    Head of the MIHR Olha Reshetylova appointed as the Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and their Families

    The Media Initiative for Human Rights
    • 30 December 2024
    0
    1254
    0 minutes of reading

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree appointing Olha Kobylynska, better known by her maiden name Reshetylova, as Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and Their Families.

    The President of Ukraine announced this in his telegram channel.

    Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

    Zelensky commented on the appointment: “Olha is a well-known, experienced, and effective Ukrainian human rights activist. She has already done much to build our state institutions and support Ukrainians. The main task now is to prepare a draft law on the military ombudsman and all the necessary systemic foundations for the work of this institution together with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and civil society. Our soldiers must be given effective tools to protect their rights, and there must be a real modernization of human resources management in the Ukrainian Defense Forces. I am grateful to everyone who helps in this.”

    Reshetylova currently heads the Media Initiative for Human Rights, which has consistently promoted the idea of creating a military ombudsman for several years.

    We remind you that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine would soon have a military ombudsman during his evening address to Ukrainians on December 29, 2024 (day before the appointment).

    0 Comments

    Leave a comment

    Your e-mail address will not be published. Mandatory fields are marked *

    Similar posts
    Advocacy
    Ukrainian human rights activists propose a new tactic for the OSCE to free Ukrainian civilians abducted by Russia

    Torture, isolation, murder, and gloom of Russian prisons. In Vienna, Ukrainian human rights activists told the world about the fate of thousands of civilians who have become hostages of the occupation regime. The focus was on the stories of illegally detained journalists, mayors, activists, and new proposals for their release.

    7 May 2025

    Advocacy
    Discussion on Russian Reparations for Missing Persons in Ukraine held in The Hague. Here are the four key points

    Reparations represent a state’s commitment to compensate for harm or loss inflicted by its breach of international law. They are a vital component of restoring justice for victims of armed conflicts and serve as a safeguard against the recurrence of crimes in the future. These issues were the focus of the expert discussion in The Hague, which addressed legal and institutional responses to securing reparations for missing persons in Ukraine.

    10 April 2025

    Advocacy
    Exhibition on Ukrainian Civilians Illegally Detained by Russia Opens in Budapest

    An exhibition titled Civilians in Captivity: Stories of Unjust Detentions has opened in the capital of Hungary. Organized by the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) in partnership with the State Self-Government of Ukrainians in Hungary (SSUUH), the exhibition sheds light on one of the least known humanitarian crises of Russia’s war against Ukraine — enforced disappearances and the unlawful detention of Ukrainian civilians from occupied territories.

    28 March 2025

    More articles
    Our social media
    Relevant publications
    More articles
    Advocacy
    Ukrainian human rights activists propose a new tactic for the OSCE to free Ukrainian civilians abducted by Russia

    Torture, isolation, murder, and gloom of Russian prisons. In Vienna, Ukrainian human rights activists told the world about the fate of thousands of civilians who have become hostages of the occupation regime. The focus was on the stories of illegally detained journalists, mayors, activists, and new proposals for their release.

    7 May 2025

    Prisoners of war
    94% of Ukrainian Prisoners of War Convicted in Russia Are Accused of Terrorism

    Monitoring of unlawful court cases against Ukrainian prisoners of war, conducted by the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR), shows that courts in the occupied territories mostly convict POWs for "murders," while courts in Russia hand down verdicts based on "terrorism" charges.

    23 April 2025

    Prisoners of war
    Three Sleepless Years, Cancer and Despair: Families of Captive Marines Speak of “Dual Torture”

    Around 1,300 Ukrainian marines remain in Russian captivity. For the past three years, their families have been fighting to bring them home. But alongside this uphill battle is another, quieter war – the fight to preserve their health. Families describe their experience as a form of dual torture: while the marines endure physical and psychological abuse in Russian prisons, the pain and suffering reverberate back home.

    16 April 2025

    More articles