TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN UKRAINE

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Torture and ill-treatment of children in UkraineSection 3Analysis of complaints and investigationof possible evidence of torture and ill-treatmentAccording to the recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rightsof the Child:“…with aim to prevent and eliminate torture and all forms of ill-treatment ofchildren, and, in particular, to ensure prompt, independent and effective investigationof all alleged cases of torture or illtreatment of children and, as appropriate,prosecute offenders” 65 .3.1. Ministry of Internal AffairsBased on the content of the answers of the MIA to detailed informationrequest of the investigators concerning the administration of complaints ofbrutal treatment, it can be stated that the Ministry of Internal Affairs, unfortunately,virtually ignored this request and prepared a formal response, whichcontains almost no information needed for further investigation.This reply concerning the statistics of complaints of torture and brutaltreatment and their results reads that the official statistical information of theMinistry of Internal Affairs on children’s rights, including the prevention ofchild abuse, is located on the Web-site of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (mvs.gov.ua). In fact, there is no such information on the official website of the Ministryof Internal Affairs.65 Committee on the Rights of the Child. Fifty sixth session. Review of reports submittedby the State participants in accordance with Article 44 of the Convention. Concluding ObservationsUkraine, item 41, page 9. http://www.unicef.org/ukraine/UN_CRC_ConcludingObservations_Engl.pdf128
Section 3Analysis of complaints and investigation of possible evidence of tortureThe official statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, which isshown on its website, is not intended to accumulate any info, including informationon:— Minors who are victims of any crime;— Of such crime as torture (article 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine);— Victims of crimes such as torture or abuse of power or authority (theformal components of the latter crime, generally relate to those responsiblein the event of criminal prosecution), regardless of their age;— Law enforcement officers who have committed crimes.Currently, this site shows only available statistics on the number of crimesof abuse of power or authority, without separation of those that were committedby law enforcement officers, with the use of physical violence, and inrelation to minors.Thus, in the MIA of Ukraine there are no special procedures for appeal andinvestigation of complaints of brutal treatment by the officers of the agenciesof internal affairs, both general and committed against minors, and there is nopublic statistics on these matters.3.2. State Penitentiary Service of UkraineAccording to the Classifier 66 , its item 7 “By the category of authors of therequests” contains sub-items as follows: 7.10 — “Disabled child” and 7.19. —“Child”.According to the statistics, in 2010 the State Department of Ukraine forEnforcement of Sentences received to applications from children, in 2011 — 1,and in 2012 — none. All appeals were from children, whose parents are servingtheir sentences, asking about the possibility of parole. Now in 2010 and thefirst six months of 2012 no complaints regarding misconduct against minorswere received by the State Penitentiary Service Ukraine.In 2011, two appeals were received from one person concerning misconductand prejudice to one of the prisoners of the Sambir correctional facilities.66 “Classifier of appeals received by the agencies, penal institutions, detention centers andeducational institutions belonging to the State Penitentiary Service” approved by the Order ofthe State Penitentiary Service from 25.08.2011 No. 332 (as amended pursuant to the order of theState Penitentiary Service of Ukraine 28.05.2012 No. 346).129
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