Annual report of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights on the state of observance and protection of human and civil rights and freedoms in Ukraine in 2024
Source: Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
2024 was a year of resilience and strength across all areas: we had to find new solutions and points of support at the national level, and at the international level—to ensure that the issue of Ukraine and the consequences of the brutal war unleashed by Russia back in 2014 did not disappear from the agenda.
We had to overcome challenges in all areas, including the protection of human rights. The Russian Federation is waging a hybrid war aimed at destroying Ukrainian statehood and our nation as a whole. Over the course of the year, nearly 22,000 air raid sirens sounded in Ukraine, and Russia attacked Ukrainians with more than 12,500 missiles and drones.
Both critical infrastructure and civilian facilities are subjected to systematic shelling, resulting in numerous casualties among the civilian population. Every life taken by the enemy is a tragedy for all of Ukraine, a blow to the global security system, and a violation of international humanitarian law. At the same time, in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories, the occupying authorities continue to use enforced disappearances to suppress resistance and intimidate the population.
Numerous violations of the rights of Ukrainian children have been documented, as they are subjected to militarization and re-education aimed at altering their identity. All these criminal acts are not only part of Russia’s global strategy against the Ukrainian people but also a manifestation of total disregard for human rights and all democratic values. And Ukraine, as Europe’s shield, continues to fight today not only for its freedom and sovereignty but also for the very existence of democracy.
The war that the Russian Federation is waging against Ukraine affects all spheres of life and the human rights situation. Martial law, which was introduced in Ukraine after the start of the large-scale invasion in 2022 and is regularly extended due to the ongoing armed aggression against Ukraine, is causing restrictions on human rights.
However, even those areas where such restrictions do not exist de jure are negatively affected by the war. For example, the social sphere, pension legislation, access to public information, the protection of the rights of national communities, and the activities of the NPM—all these areas are developing under the influence of the war and within its conditions.
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2024 was a year of resilience and strength across all areas: we had to find new solutions and points of support at the national level, and at the international level—to ensure that the issue of Ukraine and the consequences of the brutal war unleashed by Russia back in 2014 did not disappear from the agenda.
We had to overcome challenges in all areas, including the protection of human rights. The Russian Federation is waging a hybrid war aimed at destroying Ukrainian statehood and our nation as a whole. Over the course of the year, nearly 22,000 air raid sirens sounded in Ukraine, and Russia attacked Ukrainians with more than 12,500 missiles and drones.
Both critical infrastructure and civilian facilities are subjected to systematic shelling, resulting in numerous casualties among the civilian population. Every life taken by the enemy is a tragedy for all of Ukraine, a blow to the global security system, and a violation of international humanitarian law. At the same time, in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories, the occupying authorities continue to use enforced disappearances to suppress resistance and intimidate the population.
Numerous violations of the rights of Ukrainian children have been documented, as they are subjected to militarization and re-education aimed at altering their identity. All these criminal acts are not only part of Russia’s global strategy against the Ukrainian people but also a manifestation of total disregard for human rights and all democratic values. And Ukraine, as Europe’s shield, continues to fight today not only for its freedom and sovereignty but also for the very existence of democracy.
The war that the Russian Federation is waging against Ukraine affects all spheres of life and the human rights situation. Martial law, which was introduced in Ukraine after the start of the large-scale invasion in 2022 and is regularly extended due to the ongoing armed aggression against Ukraine, is causing restrictions on human rights.
However, even those areas where such restrictions do not exist de jure are negatively affected by the war. For example, the social sphere, pension legislation, access to public information, the protection of the rights of national communities, and the activities of the NPM—all these areas are developing under the influence of the war and within its conditions.
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