Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group
The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group is one of the oldest human rights organizations in Ukraine whose legacy can be traced back to the dissident movement of the 1970-80s. KHPG was established in 1988 as a human rights protection group of the Kharkiv Memorial.
KHPG's mission is to protect human rights and basic freedoms from abuse by the state and help the state in the affirmation and protection of such rights and freedoms. The organization provides free legal counsel in courts and creates legal precedents.
After Russia's invasion into Ukraine KHPG has been systematically documenting international crimes, providing support to the victims and publishing eye witness accounts of the war.
Foundation date
11 October 1992
Board
Vsevolod Rechytskyi, Chairman of the Board
Olha Bahalii
Vadym Voskresenskyi
Volodymyr Kaplun
Oleksii Korotaiev
Employees
Yevgeniy Zakharov, director
Tamila Bespala, public office manager
Hennadii Tokarev, chief of strategic planning
Denys Volokha, media director
Nelli Fursova, chief of staff
ACTIVE PROJECTS
“I Gave the Dogs Vodka to Keep Their Hearts Going”
A businesswoman from Mariupol, Valeria Kaminska got out of the city and went to live in Lviv (West Ukraine). She was interviewed by Volodymyr Noskov and Denys Volokha.