Institute of Democracy and Human Rights

The Institute of Democracy and Human Rights is a non-profitable non-governmental organization founded by Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund (state registration was on June 15, 2000 (Odessa, Ukraine).

The Initiator of the foundation and President of the Institute is Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, a scientific consultant of the President of Ukraine on the questions of human rights and constitutional law (2002-2005) — Alexander Muchnik.

Vice-President of the Institute is G.B. Tsyrfa.

The main mission of the Institute is legal education, formation of the legal culture, creation of the civil society and jural state, and carrying out all kinds of research on issues related to the protection of human rights and freedoms in Ukraine.

There are the following departments within the Institute:

At different time in the activities of the Institute took part:

In 2000, in the Parliament Publishing House of the Supreme Council (Verkhovna Rada) of Ukraine under the auspices of the Institute appeared in print the first, and in 2003 - the second edition of the book "Commentary on the Constitution of Ukraine (Book one)", which was recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine as a textbook for students of higher educational institutions of Ukraine (Letter number 14 / 182-1270 from 16.07.2003). In the 2nd edition of the book the introductory speech to the readers was made by the second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma. With the purpose of legal education the book was donated to the libraries of Kiev schools (19.11.2003), higher educational institutions (19.11.2004) and the central governmental bodies of Ukraine.

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