Ukrainian Helsinki Group
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The Ukrainian Helsinki Group was a human rights organization formed in Soviet Ukraine in the 1970s to monitor compliance with the Helsinki Accords and advocate for civil and national rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian Helsinki Group canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dissident organization
ⓘ
human rights organization ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| activity |
appealing to international organizations
ⓘ
documenting human rights violations ⓘ publishing samizdat materials ⓘ supporting political prisoners ⓘ |
| basedOn | Helsinki Final Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 1980s ⓘ |
| dissolvedBecauseOf | repression by Soviet authorities ⓘ |
| focus |
civil and political rights
ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ rights of national minorities ⓘ |
| founded | 1976 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet dissident movement ⓘ |
| ideology | human rights activism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Moscow Helsinki Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Russian
ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| legacy |
Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukrainian Helsinki Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unregistered ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Levko Lukianenko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mykola Rudenko NERFINISHED ⓘ Myroslav Marynovych NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Strokata NERFINISHED ⓘ Oksana Meshko NERFINISHED ⓘ Oleksiy Tykhy NERFINISHED ⓘ Petro Hryhorenko NERFINISHED ⓘ Viacheslav Chornovil NERFINISHED ⓘ Yevhen Sverstiuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Ukraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KGB NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | Helsinki human rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
advocate for civil rights
ⓘ
advocate for national rights of Ukrainians ⓘ defend human rights ⓘ monitor compliance with the Helsinki Accords ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| victimOf |
arrests of members
ⓘ
forced exile of members ⓘ show trials ⓘ |
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