Maps of (un)Freedom of Assembly in Ukraine

Maps of (un)Freedom of Assembly in Ukraine in 2012 0,00035 peaceful assembly per one Ukrainian citizen, 16392 assembies in a year total. 199 city councils live by the decree of USSR which allows to adopt local orders to restrict the constitutional right to peaceful assembly arszawa Lublin Warszawa Lublin SKIB Вол paina penpo Днпрол A Pir Moldov Moldova O Clui-Napoca OPOCT oPoct ОРостов-на.Лону Cluj-Napoca Chiginau Chisinau Use 1988 Одеса daeca România USSR decree România Краснодар O no o n/a o yes Севаста Красно Bucureşa Севаст tia Bucureşti Local orders are effective in 86 cities of 492 (17,4%) Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Rada of the USSR N 9306-XI of 28.07.1988 officially justifies the majority of court bans of assemblies in Ukraine. 336 appeals to courts to ban assemblies in 2012 Summary 1. At least one third of Ukrainian cities lives 4,00 . •Assemblies per 1000 by the laws of the USSR. 3,50 2. 17% of Ukrainian cities restrict the assem- blies by local orders contradicting the Consti- tution of Ukraine and the national laws. 3,00 • Lutsk 2,50 2,00 3. The courts satisfy 85% of appeals of local councils to restrict assemblies. 1,50 4. The police still perceives a peaceful assem- bly as a threat to the mighty Soviet Union and something, that requires a special permit 1,00 0,50 0,00 5. 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. 10 15 20 25 30 Number of appeals to courts to restrict the assembly More assemblies in cities with less than 100.000 4,00 • Assemblies per 1000 3,50 We questioned 567 local councils of Ukraine - all admin- istrative centers and cities. 492 councils sent us replies. 3,00 • Lutsk The survey was conducted during the January - March 2013. We requested the data of year 2012 via the recom- mended mail with requests for information with the same set of questions. 2,50 2,00 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. 1,50 1,00 0,50 0,00 "Maidan Monitoring" Information Center, 2013 http://maidanua.org/monitor/ 2000 20000 200000 2000000 City population Maps of (un)Freedom of Assembly in Ukraine in 2012 0,00035 peaceful assembly per one Ukrainian citizen, 16392 assembies in a year total. 199 city councils live by the decree of USSR which allows to adopt local orders to restrict the constitutional right to peaceful assembly arszawa Lublin Warszawa Lublin SKIB Вол paina penpo Днпрол A Pir Moldov Moldova O Clui-Napoca OPOCT oPoct ОРостов-на.Лону Cluj-Napoca Chiginau Chisinau Use 1988 Одеса daeca România USSR decree România Краснодар O no o n/a o yes Севаста Красно Bucureşa Севаст tia Bucureşti Local orders are effective in 86 cities of 492 (17,4%) Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Rada of the USSR N 9306-XI of 28.07.1988 officially justifies the majority of court bans of assemblies in Ukraine. 336 appeals to courts to ban assemblies in 2012 Summary 1. At least one third of Ukrainian cities lives 4,00 . •Assemblies per 1000 by the laws of the USSR. 3,50 2. 17% of Ukrainian cities restrict the assem- blies by local orders contradicting the Consti- tution of Ukraine and the national laws. 3,00 • Lutsk 2,50 2,00 3. The courts satisfy 85% of appeals of local councils to restrict assemblies. 1,50 4. The police still perceives a peaceful assem- bly as a threat to the mighty Soviet Union and something, that requires a special permit 1,00 0,50 0,00 5. 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. 10 15 20 25 30 Number of appeals to courts to restrict the assembly More assemblies in cities with less than 100.000 4,00 • Assemblies per 1000 3,50 We questioned 567 local councils of Ukraine - all admin- istrative centers and cities. 492 councils sent us replies. 3,00 • Lutsk The survey was conducted during the January - March 2013. We requested the data of year 2012 via the recom- mended mail with requests for information with the same set of questions. 2,50 2,00 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. 1,50 1,00 0,50 0,00 "Maidan Monitoring" Information Center, 2013 http://maidanua.org/monitor/ 2000 20000 200000 2000000 City population