Organized by the IREX International Organization
The panel discussion aims to inform the audience about the changes in human rights and freedom protection with the emergence of the patrol police; about the way the new approach of prevention vs. punishment is being introduced in order to ensure public security; and about the public’s role in the process. In addition, the participants will learn about the progress of the police reform and what to expect next.
Panelists:
Yuriy Zozulia, the head of Kyiv’s patrol police; Oleksiy Biloshytsky, the deputy director of the Department of the Patrol Police of Ukraine; Anastasia Shmalko, an executive assistant of the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs; Oleksandra Matviychuk, a human rights advocate, and head of the board of the Civic Freedoms Center; volunteers from the public watch group OZON.
Moderator: Zorian Kis, a human rights advocate, the coordinator of Freedom House projects in Ukraine.
