Today, Civil Network OPORA turns 17 years old. During this time, we have become one of the leading non-governmental and non-partisan all-Ukrainian organizations of public control and advocacy in the field of political human rights.

Media is an important component of the election process in any democratic country. The new Law on Media had provisions regulating the information space during elections.  Earlier, OPORA has repeatedly explained why the day of silence is an outdated phenomenon and does not take into account the current realities of the election process.

South Korea (ROK)’s display of leadership as a global pivotal state in pursuing justice and accountability for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the attendant war crimes at the UN General Assembly, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Last week (December 5–11) began with a massive missile attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. However, russia failed to plunge Ukraine into the darkness: Ukrainian anti-aircraft forces shot down almost 90% of the missiles. Ukraine has also won a number of image-making victories. Several influential world media called Volodymyr Zelenskyi the "Person of the Year", and the popular US edition "Politico" did not ignore vladimir putin, either. The journalists called him the "Loser of the Year"....

In December 2012, European citizen election observation organizations launched the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) in reaction to democratic backlash in the region and an emerging need for solidarity and transnational cooperation for citizen election monitors.

According to OPORA’s Chair of the Board, Olha Aivazovska, three rights that call for major protection in Ukraine today are the right to life, the right to education, and the right to choose. She shared it during a discussion at the International Human Rights Conference “Human Rights in Dark Times” commemorating the 74th anniversary of adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The 15th annual meeting on the implementation of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation (DoP) is taking place in the European Parliament in Brussels on December, 6-8. The event engages organizations acting in the field of international election observation. In particular, Olha Aivazovska, Chair of the Board of Civil Network OPORA, who also heads the Board of the Global Network of National Election Observers (GNDEM), is the speaker at the event. Below, we publish ...

Last week (October 28 – December 4), the problem of bringing the russian federation to justice was repeatedly raised in the international arena. The establishment of the ad hoc tribunal was supported by the European Parliament, the OSCE, NATO, and by the G7 countries. At the same time, it will not be easy to design new forms of punishment for criminals.