Human Rights in Eastern Ukraine in Pandemic
Monitoring Human Rights in Eastern Ukraine During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic, and responses to the pandemic by Ukrainian government and de facto separatist authorities, led to serious human rights challenges among the most vulnerable people in eastern Ukraine. The situation around the freedom of movement was especially problematic due to the constantly changing rules and policies ostensibly implemented to combat the pandemic and protect public health. These challenges were especially acute at Entry-Exit Checkpoints (EECPs) where people cross the line of contact and communities in and around the line of contact.
Key Initiatives
Monitoring, Documentation, and Reporting
Through monitoring visits to EECPs, restricted-access villages, and other communities in and along the contact line, documenters gathered data which fed into awareness raising and policy-advocacy activities among key government, military and security forces, civil-society, and humanitarian stakeholders.
Below are reports based on data gathered during the human rights monitoring and documentation missions.
Report on monitoring mission conducted May 11-17 along the Line of Contact:
Report on monitoring mission conducted May 4-15 along the Line of Contact:
Report on monitoring mission conducted April 12-16 along the Line of Contact:
Report on monitoring mission conducted March 22-26 along the Line of Contact:
Report on monitoring mission conducted February 8-12 along the Line of Contact:
Report on monitoring mission conducted January 24-30 along the Line of Contact:
Report on monitoring mission conducted December 7-11 along the Line of Contact:
Report on monitoring mission conducted November 9-13 to seven EECPs:
This initiative was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the PROGRESS consortium and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
