Policing and criminal justice system in Ukraine
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Central Ukraine: arson attack kills Roma family
The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is taking the Republic of Ukraine to the European Court of Human Rights over the death, in October 2002, of five members of the Fedorchenko family and the destruction of their home in the village of Malaya Kahnivka, Kremenchuk area, Central Ukraine.
29 July 2003 (250 words)
ERRC claims anti-Roma police harassment commonplace
According to the ERRC, the case of Mr Roshtash is typical of the many reports they receive of blatant harassment of Romani communities by police.
1 January 2001 (170 words)
Roma flee police raid
Police, including the special riot squad 'Berkut', raided a Roma tent camp near Kiev, setting fire to tents and forcing Roma to flee.
1 August 2000 (75 words)
Evidence mounts of police ill-treatment of Romani
The ERRC and the group Romani Yog are concerned about continuing police ill-treatment on Roma in the Transcarpathian region of the Ukraine.
1 August 1997 (331 words)
Roma vulnerable to police harassment
According to the European Roma Rights Centre, Roma living in the Transcarpathian region, are vulnerable to police harassment and even torture.
1 March 1997 (77 words)
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