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The Procedure defines the rules for determining the status of a victim of human trafficking based on relevant information. The document requires that a victim submit an application to establish status to their local state administration. The Procedure determines victims’ rights to receive shelter, medical, psychological, and other government assistance. If the application is approved, the victim of human trafficking is issued a certificate.

The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 'On Approval of the Model Regulation on the mobile brigade for social and psychological assistance to victims of domestic violence and/or gender-based violence' (No 654) of 2018 defines the basic principles of activity and organization of a mobile brigade of social and psychological assistance to victims of domestic violence and/or gender-based violence. The term “mobile brigade” means specialized support service.

The Model Regulation defines that the main tasks of the shelter are to provide a place for a safe temporary 24-hour stay and comprehensive assistance (psychological, medical, informational, legal and other services) for victims of domestic violence and/or gender-based violence.

In this case, the defendant deliberately struck his wife several times on the head and torso, causing minor injuries and a short-term health disorder.  The court of first instance closed the case due to the victim's withdrawal of charges (pursuant to

In this case, the defendant grabbed his wife by the hands and pushed her in the chest, after which he punched her once in the face. The victim suffered “light bodily injuries, which caused a short-term health disorder” in violation of Part 2 of Art. 125 of the Criminal Code.

Note: The reasoning and holding in this case are inconsistent with two other Supreme Court judgments on the same issue in the same year (cases No.

In accordance with the Law on the Basic Principles of Education, educational institutions are obliged to secure conditions for safe and encouraging growth and development of the child and pupil (girls and boys), protection from all forms of violence, abuse and neglect, and social reintegration of a child and pupil who committed or was exposed to violence, abuse or neglect.

The Criminal and Criminal Procedural Codes of Ukraine were amended in December 2017 to adopt provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention).

The Criminal and Criminal Procedural Codes of Ukraine were amended in December 2017 to adopt provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). As a result of these amendments, new dangerous acts were criminalized. For example, Article 151-2 supplemented the special part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine by providing criminal liability for forced marriage.

The Equal Opportunities Act of Ukraine (the “Act”) provides the legal framework for men and women’s parity in all spheres of social life through providing legal support for equal rights and opportunities, removal of gender-based discrimination, and prevention of imbalance between women’s and men’s opportunities in implementing the rights granted to each of them by the Constitution and other laws.