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Constitution
of Ukraine, Art. 55 The
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human rights exercises parliamentary
control over the observance of constitutional human and citizens’ rights and
freedoms. Constitution
of Ukraine, Art. 101 Law of Ukraine
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DECREE OF THE VERKHOVNA RADA OF UKRAINE |
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On the assignment of
Nina
Karpachova to
the post of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human rights According to
Art. 85 paragraph 17 of the Constitution of Ukraine the Verkhovna Rada of
Ukraine resolves to: Assign Nina Karpachova to the post of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human rights. President of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine O. MOROSKyiv, the 14th of April, 1998 |
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THE
OATH OF THE COMMISSIONER |
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“I,
Nina Karpachova, on assuming the post of the
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human rights, solemnly swear to honestly
and scrupulously protect human and citizens’ rights and freedoms,
conscientiously perform my duties, honour the Constitution of Ukraine and laws
of Ukraine, and be governed by justice and personal conscience. I commit myself
to act in an independent and unbiased manner, serving human and citizens’
interests”. The oath was administered on
the 14th of April, 1998, |
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Nina
Karpachova, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights,
Candidate of Science, Honorary lawyer of Ukraine (03.1997). She was born on the
12th of
 August, 1957. Education: Kyiv University named after Taras
Schevtchenko, faculty of law (1979); the post-graduate course of the Academy of
Social Sciences in Moscow (1991). People's deputy (parliamentarian) of Ukraine
of the 13th convocation since April, 1994. She was nominated for
election by her colleagues and elected as People's deputy from the Alushta
one-mandate electoral district ¹ 28, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. From
1994 to 1998 held the position of the Deputy head of the Committee for human
rights, national minorities and inter-national relations of the Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine.
Nina
Karpachova has been actively taking up implementation of international standards
in the field of human rights into national legislation. She is the author of
four draft laws adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 13th
convocation, in particular: “Adoption of children-orphans” (Chapter of the
Marriage and Family Code of Ukraine); Chapter 35-A of the Civil Procedure Code
of Ukraine (judicial procedure of the adoption of children-orphans); the Law of
Ukraine "On the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner
for Human Rights" the Law of Ukraine, establishing criminal
liability for trafficking in human beings (Art. 1241 “Trafficking
in human beings” of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). In 1995 – head of
the Preparatory Committee for the First Parliamentary Hearings on the
realization of UN Convention on Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women by Ukraine. On her initiative
and with her direct participation the National Centre of the adoption of
children-orphans was established in 1996 under the Ministry of Education of
Ukraine. Nina Karpachova has been a head of a number of governmental and
parliamentary delegations of Ukraine at international and European conferences
on issues of human rights protection. She has been taking an active part in
social and political activity in the field of human rights. From 1996 to 1998
Nina Karpachova held the post of the Vice-President of the World Congress of
Ukrainian Lawyers. On the 14th of April, 1998, Nina Karpachova was
elected as the first Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights by
secret ballot (she received support of 276 people’s deputies). Since 1998 she
has been member of the European Ombudsman Institute, since 2000 – member of
the International Ombudsman Institute. Nina Karpachova is initiator of the fight
against trans-national trafficking in human beings: since 1999 she has been
heading the National Coordination Council for the prevention of trafficking in
human beings in Ukraine. |
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has the right to appeal for the protection of his her rights to the Ukrainian
Parliament Commissioner for Human rights.