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Monthly Event Reports

February 2024 | Mass surveillance scandal hits Ukrainian media

Journalistic investigations revealed that the State Security Service (SBU) has been surveilling investigative reporters from Bihus.info, Nashi Hroshi, Ukrainska Pravda and others, as well as leaking surveilled material online and harassing and disparaging staff via fake news websites and anonymous Telegram channels.  Following the revelations, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the implicated head of the unit of the SBU, while Justice Minister Denys Maliuska said closer governmental oversight of the agency was necessary.  After Ukrainian journalists revealed SBU agents were responsible, the news was met with widespread condemnation and calls for swift action from domestic and international media watchdogs. President Zelenskyy responded that “any pressure on journalists is unacceptable”, and prosecutors have opened an investigation.

January 2024 | Civil society critical of draft lobbying law
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The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law ‘On Integrity in Lobbying’ on the first reading on 10 January. Adopting a law governing lobbying in line with European Union standards is one of four November 2023 recommendations the European Commission gave Ukraine to be completed by March 2024 as part of its plan for potential EU accession. The draft law aims to define lobbying and methods of influence, to create a public register of lobbyists, and to establish ethical rules and obligations for lobbyists. A coalition of civil society organisations sharply criticized the draft law in its current state, arguing that as written, a wide swathe of ordinary citizens, non-profits, and civil society organizations would be improperly defined and regulated as lobbyists. The European Union had not yet provided a public assessment of the law.

December 2023 | Asset declarations back online

Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention restored public access in December to the nation’s register of officials’ asset declarations. The register was created in 2016 but both mandatory asset declarations and public access were suspended as a national security measure following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. The Ukrainian parliament passed a bill restoring access and mandating disclosures in October following campaigns from domestic civil society and members of European Parliament.

November 2023 | EU agrees to launch accession negotiations
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The European Commission recommended that the European Union open accession negotiations with Ukraine on 8 November, and the members of the European Council unanimously agreed on 14 December. The move is symbolic and was celebrated by both Ukrainian and European political leaders, but it is not a guarantee of future membership. As a condition for future membership, the EU says Ukraine must continue to implement rule of law and justice sector reforms, strengthen anti-corruption institutions, and improve its track record of obtaining convictions in high level corruption cases, among other areas.

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GSoD Indices Data 2013-2022

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Basic Information

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Population Tooltip
43 814 581
System of government
Semi-Presidential system
Head of government
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (since 2020)
Head of government party
Independent
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
Parallel
Women in lower or single chamber
20.30%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2019
Head of state
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Selection process for head of state
Direct election (two-round majority)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
15/11/2017
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
85.79%
Population Tooltip
43 814 581
System of government
Semi-Presidential system
Head of government
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (since 2020)
Head of government party
Independent
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
Parallel
Women in lower or single chamber
20.30%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2019
Head of state
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Selection process for head of state
Direct election (two-round majority)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
15/11/2017
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
85.79%
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Human Rights Treaties

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United Nations Human Right Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
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International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 
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International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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International Labour Organisation Treaties
Forced Labour Convention
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Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
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Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
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Equal Remuneration Convention
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Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
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Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
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Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
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Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
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Regional Treaties
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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Performance by category over the last 6 months

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Global State of Democracy Indices

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Factors of Democratic Performance Over Time

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