ResolutiveQA with Hanna Yudkivska «WHY NOT BOTH? Strasbourg + Geneva: An Insider's Guide to International Counteraction Against Unlawful Deprivation of Liberty»

ResolutiveQA: «WHY NOT BOTH? Strasbourg + Geneva: An Insider's Guide to International Counteraction Against Unlawful Deprivation of Liberty» with Hanna Yudkivska took place in the courtroom of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

During the meeting with lawyers and law students, Hanna shared her practical experience and profound insights into the application of international mechanisms for the protecting individuals unlawfully deprived of liberty, highlighting the interaction between the Strasbourg (ECHR) and Geneva (UN mechanisms) systems.

The discussion covered the following topics:

• What is the UN Human Rights Committee and what are its powers?

• What role does the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention play?

• In which cases may the ECHR decline to review a complaint, while UN mechanisms accept it for consideration?

• How to effectively engage the Human Rights Committee in International Advocacy.

• The Potential of the Working Group as an Alternative or Parallel Instrument of Protection.

• Strategies for Combining International Mechanisms to Strengthen the Legal Protection of Persons Deprived of Their Liberty.

Following the main part of the event, Hanna Yudkivska responded to questions from the audience, emphasizing the practical aspects of the work of international institutions and the real challenges faced by human rights defenders in the process of protecting human rights.

The ResolutiveQA format by the Ukrainian Advocates Association was held offline for the first time and became as a platform for a lively professional discussion on the effectiveness of international human rights instruments, their interaction, and their potential within the Ukrainian legal environment.

EQUITY continues to support the development of expert discourse in the field of human rights, promoting the professional growth of a new generation of lawyers!