Maps of (un)Freedom
of Assembly in Ukraine
Cities where
local orders
restrict the
constitutional
right to
peaceful
assembly
86 of 492
or 17,4%
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199 city councils live
by the laws of USSR
Decree of the
Presidium of
the Supreme
Rada of the
USSR N 9306XI of
28.07.1988
officially
justifies the
majority of
court bans of
assemblies in
Ukraine.
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Assembly restrictions
Local governments of at least 48 cities restricted the age of
participation in assembly
In 12 cities the banners and slogans require approval by the
local government
In 10 cities assemblies are acceptable only when organized by
at least 3 people
In 9 cities the loudspeakers are prohibited
In 86 cities there were not a single assembly organized during
2012
In Dzerdzhinsk city the local council requires: “The copy of
permit of assembly should be sent to local branch of Security
Service and the Police.”
(N.B. Ukrainian law does not require permits for assemblies)
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Court restrictions
There were 336 appeals to courts to ban assemblies in 2012
The cities
where local
councils
appealed to
courts to ban
assemblies
65 of 492
Blue markers –
cities with court
appeals, yellow
– without, red –
n/a
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Court restrictions and
number of assemblies
The more
restrictions
the less
assemblies
per capita.
In Lutsk the
situation
was
amended in
mid 2012
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Number of assemblies
and city population
There were
16392 assembly
in 406 cities of
Ukraine in 2012.
Number of
assemblies per
capita is greater
in cities with
population up to
100.000
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Summary
• One third of Ukrainian cities lives by the laws of the
USSR.
• 17% of Ukrainian cities restrict the assemblies by local
orders contradicting the Constitution of Ukraine and
the national laws.
• The courts satisfy 85% of appeals of local councils to
restrict assemblies.
• The police still perceives a peaceful assembly as a
threat to the mighty Soviet Union and something, that
requires a special permit
• The length of advance notification about a peaceful
assembly is still not specified as required by the Article
39 of Constitution of Ukraine and the ruling of
Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
“Maidan Monitoring” Information Center, 2013
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Research details
We questioned 567 local councils of Ukraine – all
administrative centers and cities. 492 councils sent us
replies.
The survey was conducted during the January - March
2013. We requested the data of year 2012 via the
recommended mail with requests for information with the
same set of questions.
Such a large scale research was conducted for the first
time in Ukraine and was made possible thanks to the
support of the International Renaissance Foundation.
“Maidan Monitoring” Information Center, 2013
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