National monitoring of unlawful violence in police in Ukraine in 2020

The report contains the results of the research of the spread of torture and ill-treatment in police which covers the scale, causes and consequences of these phenomena in Ukraine. The topic of gender-based violence and discrimination against women is examined separately. The work provides the results of the 2020 survey of the population of Ukraine, as well as police officers.

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National monitoring of unlawful violence in police in Ukraine in 2020 / D. Kobzin, А. Chernousov, S. Scherban; Kharkiv Institute for Social Research; Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. — Kharkiv: LLC “Human Rights Publisher”, 2020. — 64 p. ISBN 978-617-7391-76-9 The report contains the results of the research of the spread of torture and ill-treatment in police which covers the scale, causes and consequences of these phenomena in Ukraine. The topic of gender-based violence and discrimination against women is examined separately. The work provides the results of the 2020 survey of the population of Ukraine, as well as police officers. The report will be useful for the specialists in the field of law enforcement, journalists, public figures, lawyers, representatives of international organizations and anyone interested in human rights and reforms in Ukraine.

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