WWW.CCL.ORG.UA PEACEFUL to be effective and heard even briefing, and the first moni- ASSEMBLIES at the time of martial law. toring efforts are underway. Overall, during the cam- At the beginning of the year, paign period, OZON plans a big question was whether RECORDING WAR CRIMES to monitor shelters in every the citizens are going to AND INFORMATION oblast of Ukraine (where the retain the right to peaceful SUPPORT TO RELATIVES security situation allows it) assembly, as the Presidential OF CIVILIAN CAPTIVES and following the results of order on the imposition of such monitoring, hold two martial law allowed limiting Since February 24, the CCL closed meetings with repre- constitutional rights, includ- started recording information sentatives of the MIA, State ing Article 39. The public on civilian hostages across Emergency Service, and monitoring group analysed the entire area where other relevant authorities. the legislation and together hostilities took place. OZON In addition to raising the with experts, published the volunteers were the first to issue of shelter conditions, material where it explained start registering these cases public monitoring and its that there was no direct ban and later joined the efforts to large-scale spread throughout on peaceful assemblies. provide information support the entire territory of Ukraine During this year, OZON to relatives of civilian hostages. will allow for addressing volunteers monitored the security issue of access 9 peaceful assemblies and to shelters and prove that over 10 court hearings. NATIONAL MONITORING Ukraine is a legal democratic In particular, following OF PROTECTIVE state where public monitoring the results of monitoring STRUCTURES FOR CIVILIAN is a vital component of citizen of “Shishimarin’s case” PROTECTION (SHELTERS) participation and engagement. (a Russian soldier who killed Each of these focus areas of a civilian in Sumy Oblast), we On 23 November 2022, OZON essential human rights activi- prepared a report on the announced the start of the ties has become possible only observance of rights and National Shelter Moni- because of the flexibility and challenges faced during the toring Campaign, which extraordinary commitment of investigation of war crimes. will last until March 2023. volunteers and all concerned To refute the myth about The goal of the campaign is citizens. For OZON, monitor- the ban on peaceful assem- to learn the overall condition ing of protests, court hearings, blies and discuss the public of shelters, existing problems, and now shelter inspections demand for protests, OZON and areas for improvement are key focus areas of public held, as part of the #Hu- through monitoring. Devel- control. It is symbolic that at manRights NonConference, op recommendations for a time of extreme challenges an online discussion with law enforcement author- for the organisation and expert Volodymyr Yavorskyi ities on how to act in the community, our monitor’s and public activist Maryna case when the shelter is vest has become a display unit Khromykh. During this unavailable for passers-by, at the Nobel Peace Center. discussion, we concluded that closed, or unapproachable. the freedom-loving Ukrainian During 2022, volunteers tradition to gather peacefully from Kyiv, Irpin, Cherkasy, is legal and will not disappear, Donetsk, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, but will rather transform Lviv, and Volyn Oblasts joined under the influence of secu- this campaign. The train- rity challenges and find a way ing of volunteers, security 24