WWW.CCL.ORG.UA • The system of ofÏcial Russian propaganda: how effective is it and why? • Formats of human rights violations by the Russian authorities in Russia and abroad: how can we fight it? • Centrifugal tendencies of Russian regions: what is the potential of separatism in Russia? The author of the course is III. VIACHESLAV We held 4 introductory Mykhailo Savva, Doctor of LIKHACHOV‘S COURSE level 1 human rights courses Political Science, Professor, ‘NATIONAL MINORITY in Kyiv and online. The audi- member of the Expert RIGHTS: INTERNATIONAL ence of such events is very Council of the Center for STANDARDS AND diverse, but all attendees Civil Liberties, Professor at UKRAINIAN CONTEXT’, are united by a common the Free University (Latvia). WHICH STARTED goal to protect the rights In the past, he combined ON 14 SEPTEMBER, of everyone in this coun- teaching at the university with IS RELEVANT AND try. We worked with young practical work — monitoring IMPORTANT IN TODAY‘S people, university students, human rights and managing CIRCUMSTANCES. EVERY public figures and experts, programmes to support civil THURSDAY, THERE non-governmental organi- society in Russia. The FSB WERE 4 DIFFERENT sations, civil servants, and awarded him with criminal LECTURES ON anyone who wanted to learn cases for his successes THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: more about human rights and achievements, forcing or become a human rights him to move to Kyiv. He has activist. During these events, mastered the Ukrainian • Why are national mi- we also strived to convey language and now, with his norities important? the following information: experience in Russia, he can easily break down Russia‘s • National minorities, • What are human rights, current political regime. ethnic communities, and and how to protect them? indigenous peoples: un- • How to use your rights derstanding the concepts • Ukrainian realities in real life, not just know that they are on and Ukraine‘s inter- paper somewhere? national obligations • What violations of rights • What’s next? Options for actually happen almost addressing the challeng- every day? And how es facing our country to respond to them? 30