TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN UKRAINE

Torture and ill-treatment of children in UkraineThe researchers were interested not only in the treatment of children,who have committed offenses, but also in compliance of these practices withinternational norms and standards for the protection of children’s rights.This publication also comprises a report on the study of living conditionsof children of 11–14 years old, who are in schools and colleges of social rehabilitation.This study was conducted by the Kharkiv Institute for Social Researchwithin the aforementioned joint project of the European Commissionand UNICEF.The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group is grateful to the experts,who participated in the study, and all government officials, who contributedto its realization.Special thanks to the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine and UNICEF, through the aidof which this project was implemented.Yevheniy Zakharov, Project Director