In the course of the proceedings on violations of the rights and freedoms of citizens of Ukraine Oleksandr Kolchenko and Oleh Sentsov, Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Liudmyla Denysova is initiating a declaration to be submitted to Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, defining the term “national” under the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
On May 30, Denysova met with Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine Serhiy Petukhov to be briefed on the Ministry’s efforts in the framework of the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (1983), the Ombudsperson’s press service reported.
