The power of human rights

Ukraine had its new ombudswoman appointed on March 16. Following parliament's vote for the candidacy of ex-Minister of Social Policy and People's Front MP Liudmyla Denysova, passions around her appointment have died down a bit, although the issues raised remain unresolved. They include the open voting procedure that MPs entered into the Law on Parliamentary Regulations (although the Law on the Ombudsman for Human Rights envisages a secret election), missing the deadline for the appointment, which, by law, was supposed to take place no later than June 6, 2017, and not involving the public in the nomination process. This large number of violations caused a great deal of concern among human rights activists. 

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