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==== Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine==== |
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On 15 March 2018, the Verkhovna Rada elected Denisova [[Ombudsman in Ukraine|Ombudsman]] for [[human rights in Ukraine|Human Rights in Ukraine]].<ref name=IU15328GNU/> |
On 15 March 2018, the Verkhovna Rada elected Denisova [[Ombudsman in Ukraine|Ombudsman]] for [[human rights in Ukraine|Human Rights in Ukraine]].<ref name=IU15328GNU/> |
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In February 2019, following the [[Kerch Strait incident]] in which Russia and Ukraine's tensions had dramatically increased and the [[Federal Security Service]] had taken into custody a number of Ukrainian troops, Denisova was able to make contact with [[Tatyana Moskalkova]], her Russian counterpart, via an impromptu meeting, and discuss the status of wounded Ukrainian prisoners of war.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Денисова обсудила с Москальковой состояние здоровья раненых украинских военных |url=https://ru.krymr.com/a/news-denisova-obsudila-s-moskalkovoi-sostoyanie-zdoroviya-ranennyh-ukrainskih-voennyh/29783579.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Крым.Реалии |language=ru}}</ref> The latter had previously refused to meet with her after Denisova launched a official protest that she was not able to visit the Ukrainian wounded soldiers directly.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Москалькова отменила официальную встречу с Денисовой из-за ее протеста |url=https://ru.krymr.com/a/news-moskalkova-otmenila-ofitsialnuyu-vstrechu-s-denisovoy/29782908.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Крым.Реалии |language=ru}}</ref> |
In February 2019, following the [[Kerch Strait incident]] in which Russia and Ukraine's tensions had dramatically increased and the [[Federal Security Service]] had taken into custody a number of Ukrainian troops, Denisova was able to make contact with [[Tatyana Moskalkova]], her Russian counterpart, via an impromptu meeting, and discuss the status of wounded Ukrainian prisoners of war.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Денисова обсудила с Москальковой состояние здоровья раненых украинских военных |url=https://ru.krymr.com/a/news-denisova-obsudila-s-moskalkovoi-sostoyanie-zdoroviya-ranennyh-ukrainskih-voennyh/29783579.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Крым.Реалии |language=ru}}</ref> The latter had previously refused to meet with her after Denisova launched a official protest that she was not able to visit the Ukrainian wounded soldiers directly.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Москалькова отменила официальную встречу с Денисовой из-за ее протеста |url=https://ru.krymr.com/a/news-moskalkova-otmenila-ofitsialnuyu-vstrechu-s-denisovoy/29782908.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Крым.Реалии |language=ru}}</ref> |
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On 31 May 2022, she was dismissed by Verkhovna Rada for failing to facilitate humanitarian corridors in warzones, prevent Ukrainians under Russian occupation from being deported to Russia, and facilitate the protection and exchange of [[prisoners of war]].<ref name=wsj-20220531/><ref name=dw-20220603/> She was also criticized for focusing too much on publicizing the most sensational details of uncorroborated cases in her media outreach, such as the rape of babies.<ref name="wapo1">{{Cite news |title=She was raped in Ukraine. How many others have stories like hers? |language=en-US |work=[[Washington Post]] |publication-date=2022-06-08 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/08/ukraine-rape-sexual-violence/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/H4V5E |archive-date=2022-06-18 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=dw-20220603/><ref name=wsj-20220531/> An open letter from 140 activists, media professionals and lawyers criticized the rhetoric of her reports about sexual crimes by Russian forces, but opposed her removal.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-61644136 |title=Денісову звільнили з посади омбудсмена. За що і чи це законно |website=bbc.com}}</ref><ref name=dw-20220603/> Rada member [[Pavlo Frolov]] suggested that she "failed to gather enough evidence", which made it sound like the Rada determined that Denisova was lying or spreading misinformation about the nature of sexual violence, rather than simply diverting attention.<ref name=wsj-20220531/> She said in her speech to the Italian Parliament that her "expressions were sometimes very cruel (...) but I used it in a way suggested by the victims themselves... Yes, the vocabulary was very harsh, I spoke to the PR people about it, I said that, indeed, maybe I exaggerated. But I tried to achieve the goal of convincing the world to supply arms and put pressure on Russia."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeitung |first=Berliner |title=Mit Massenvergewaltigungen ,,übertrieben"? Ukrainische Beauftragte erklärt sich |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/mit-massenvergewaltigungen-uebertrieben-ukrainische-beauftragte-erklaert-sich-li.235851 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}</ref><ref name="nv">{{Cite web |url=https://nv.ua/ukraine/events/denisova-poyasnila-ispolzovanie-neetichnoy-leksiki-v-soobshcheniyah-o-seksualnyh-prestupleniyah-vragov-50247551.html |title=«Может, переборщила». Денисова объяснила использование неэтичной лексики при описании сексуальных преступлений оккупантов в Украине |website=nv.ua}}</ref> |
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[[Martial law in Ukraine|Martial law]] powers were used to dismiss her. NGOs and human rights activists, including [[Opora]], questioned the legality of her removal. The [[Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions]] (GANHRI) and the [[United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine|UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine]] (HRMMU) both criticised Denisova's dismissal, with HRMMU describing the dismissal as "violat[ing] international standards". {{As of|2022|06|03}}, a replacement had not been appointed.<ref name=wsj-20220531>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-05-31/card/ukraine-s-parliament-dismisses-human-rights-chief-1kQWT7i0GHXyeqh6spRe |title=Ukraine's Parliament Dismisses Human-Rights Chief |last=Saidel |first=Peter |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription |date=31 May 2022 |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=dw-20220603>{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/why-ukraines-human-rights-chief-lyudmila-denisova-was-dismissed/a-62017920 |title=Why Ukraine's human rights chief Lyudmila Denisova was dismissed |last=Burdyha |first=Igor |newspaper=Deutche Welle |date=3 June 2022 |access-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613161230/https://www.dw.com/en/why-ukraines-human-rights-chief-lyudmila-denisova-was-dismissed/a-62017920|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC"/> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Revision as of 15:50, 20 June 2022
Lyudmyla Denisova | |
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Людмила Леонтіївна Денісова | |
3rd Ombudsman in Ukraine | |
In office 15 March 2018 – 31 May 2022 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Valeriya Lutkovska[1] |
3rd Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine | |
In office 27 February 2014 – 2 December 2014[2] | |
President |
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Prime Minister | Arseniy Yatsenyuk |
Preceded by | Natalia Korolevska |
Succeeded by | Pavlo Rozenko[2] |
In office 18 December 2007 – 11 March 2010 | |
President | Viktor Yanukovych |
Prime Minister | Yulia Tymoshenko |
Preceded by | Mykhailo Papiev |
Succeeded by | Vasyl Nadraha |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office 27 November 2014[3] – 15 March 2018[4] | |
In office 15 December 2012[5] – 27 February 2014 | |
In office 25 May 2006 – 18 December 2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) | 6 July 1960
Political party | People's Front |
Other political affiliations | Batkivshchyna (2005–2014) |
Spouse(s) | Oleksandr Ivanovych[6][7] |
Children |
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Residence(s) | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Occupation | Politician, teacher, lawyer and economist |
Lyudmyla Leontiyivna Denisova[a][8] (born 6 July 1960) is a Russian-born Ukrainian politician. After twice serving as Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Denisova was from March 2018 to May 2022 Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine.[4] The Verkhovna Rada dismissed Denisova with the accusation that she failed to facilitate humanitarian corridors and prevent Ukrainians under Russian occupation from being deported to Russia.[9]
Biography
Raised by her mother Nina Ivanovna Ankudinova (born 1934) in Arkhangelsk, Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School (1978), Leningrad State University (1989) and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law in Simferopol (1995).[8]
Professional career
Denisova was a teacher at a preschool in Arkhangelsk from 1979 to 1980.[8] For the next nine years, Denisova held different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial law court.[8] In 1989, she moved to Ukraine and became the legal adviser of the Crimean Provincial Committee of Ukraine (1990–91).[8] From 1991 she worked in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea's Administration of the pension fund until 1998.[8]
Political career
In 1998 Denisova became the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government.[10] In Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea, she served as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department. Denisova was named Politician of the Year in 2001. In 2000, Denisova was detained for 24 hours and charged with power abuse.[11] Denisova has stated she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document.[11] This criminal case was soon closed.[11]
Denisova was a member of Batkivshchyna (Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc) from 2005 to 2014.[10] During the 2006 and 2007 parliamentary elections, she was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada.
Minister
On December 18, 2007, Yulia Tymoshenko, with a margin of two votes, was elected Prime Minister,[12] and the second Tymoshenko Government was formed between the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc in which Denisova was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy.
In October 2009 Denisova was ranked 15th in a top 100 of "most influential women in Ukraine" compiled by experts for the Ukrainian magazine Focus (six places lower than non-minister and fellow Batkivshchyna member Natalia Korolevska).[13]
2010 Crimean parliamentary election
Denisova headed the electoral list of Batkivshchyna during the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election.[14] Batkivshchyna did not win seats in the Supreme Council of Crimea.[15]
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Denisova was placed at number 38 on the electoral list of Batkivshchyna during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[16] She was re-elected into the Verkhovna Rada[17]
2nd minister post
On 27 February 2014, Denisova became Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government.[18]
In September 2014 Denisova became a founding member of the People's Front party.[19]
In July 2017, she became Ukraine's head of the permanent delegation to represent the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.[20]
2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Denisova was re-elected into the Verkhovna Rada, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front.[21][22][23]
Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine
On 15 March 2018, the Verkhovna Rada elected Denisova Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine.[4]
In February 2019, following the Kerch Strait incident in which Russia and Ukraine's tensions had dramatically increased and the Federal Security Service had taken into custody a number of Ukrainian troops, Denisova was able to make contact with Tatyana Moskalkova, her Russian counterpart, via an impromptu meeting, and discuss the status of wounded Ukrainian prisoners of war.[24] The latter had previously refused to meet with her after Denisova launched a official protest that she was not able to visit the Ukrainian wounded soldiers directly.[25]
On 31 May 2022, she was dismissed by Verkhovna Rada for failing to facilitate humanitarian corridors in warzones, prevent Ukrainians under Russian occupation from being deported to Russia, and facilitate the protection and exchange of prisoners of war.[26][27] She was also criticized for focusing too much on publicizing the most sensational details of uncorroborated cases in her media outreach, such as the rape of babies.[28][27][26] An open letter from 140 activists, media professionals and lawyers criticized the rhetoric of her reports about sexual crimes by Russian forces, but opposed her removal.[29][27] Rada member Pavlo Frolov suggested that she "failed to gather enough evidence", which made it sound like the Rada determined that Denisova was lying or spreading misinformation about the nature of sexual violence, rather than simply diverting attention.[26] She said in her speech to the Italian Parliament that her "expressions were sometimes very cruel (...) but I used it in a way suggested by the victims themselves... Yes, the vocabulary was very harsh, I spoke to the PR people about it, I said that, indeed, maybe I exaggerated. But I tried to achieve the goal of convincing the world to supply arms and put pressure on Russia."[30][31]
Martial law powers were used to dismiss her. NGOs and human rights activists, including Opora, questioned the legality of her removal. The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) and the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) both criticised Denisova's dismissal, with HRMMU describing the dismissal as "violat[ing] international standards". As of 3 June 2022, a replacement had not been appointed.[26][27][29]
Notes
References
- ^ "Людмила Деніcова — омбудсмен: що із цього вийде?" [Lyudmila Denisova - Ombudsman: what will happen?]. www.ukrinform.ua.
- ^ a b "Rada supports coalition-proposed government lineup". Interfax-Ukraine. 2 December 2014.
"Rada approves new Cabinet with three foreigners". Kyiv Post. 2 December 2014.
"Rada voted the new Cabinet]" (in Ukrainian). Ukrayinska Pravda. 2 December 2014. - ^ "CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422". National Radio Company of Ukraine. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014.
"Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27". UNIAN. 26 November 2014. - ^ a b c "Рада обрала нового омбудсмена" [The Rada elected a new ombudsman]. Ukrayinska Pravda (15 March 2018)
- ^ You Scratch My Back, and I’ll Scratch Yours, The Ukrainian Week (26 September 2012)
- ^ "Царские хоромы и убогие квартирки украинских министров - 2. ФОТО" [Royal mansions and miserable apartments of Ukrainian ministers - 2. PHOTO]. www.rupor.info.
- ^ a b Biography Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Довідники про сучасну Україну (in Ukrainian)
- ^ a b c d e f (in Russian) Short bio, LIGA
- ^ (in Ukrainian) The Verkhovna Rada fired Ombudsman Denisov by Ukrayinska Pravda (31 May 2023)
- ^ a b "Новый состав Кабмина принят единогласно" [The new composition of the Cabinet was adopted unanimously]. Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, news.mediaport.ua(in Russian)
- ^ a b c "Is She Next?". Kyiv Post. 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Yulia Tymoshenko elected Prime-Minister". Youtube (in Ukrainian). 18 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
- ^ (in Russian) "Рейтинг Фокуса: 100 самых влиятельных женщин и 100 деталей о них" [Focus Rating: 100 most influential women and 100 details about them]. 23 October 2009. Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Focus
- ^ Liudmyla Denisova heads electoral list of Crimean branch of Batkivschyna Party, Kyiv Post (September 30, 2010)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps by Ukrayinska Pravda (November 8, 2010)
- ^ They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)
- ^ (in Ukrainian)"Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради" [List of deputies of the new Verkhovna Rada]. Ukrayinska Pravda. 11 November 2012.
- ^ Maidan nominates Yatseniuk for prime minister, Interfax-Ukraine (26 February 2014)
Ukrainian parliament endorses new cabinet, Interfax-Ukraine (27 February 2014) - ^ Yatseniuk elected head of political council of People's Front Party Archived 2015-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Demotix (9 September 2014)
- ^ "Народный депутат Людмила Денисова избрана заместителем главы ПАЧЭС". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrinform (8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014) - ^ (in Ukrainian) Full electoral list of "Fatherland" Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, TVi (15 September 2014)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Electoral list of People's Front, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 September 2014)
- ^ "Денисова обсудила с Москальковой состояние здоровья раненых украинских военных". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Москалькова отменила официальную встречу с Денисовой из-за ее протеста". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Saidel, Peter (31 May 2022). "Ukraine's Parliament Dismisses Human-Rights Chief". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Burdyha, Igor (3 June 2022). "Why Ukraine's human rights chief Lyudmila Denisova was dismissed". Deutche Welle. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "She was raped in Ukraine. How many others have stories like hers?". Washington Post. 8 June 2022. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Денісову звільнили з посади омбудсмена. За що і чи це законно". bbc.com.
- ^ Zeitung, Berliner. "Mit Massenvergewaltigungen ,,übertrieben"? Ukrainische Beauftragte erklärt sich". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "«Может, переборщила». Денисова объяснила использование неэтичной лексики при описании сексуальных преступлений оккупантов в Украине". nv.ua.
External links
- Media related to Lyudmyla Denisova at Wikimedia Commons
- Ministry of Social Policy