Markiyan Bem, a Partner at Nazar Kulchytskyy & Partners Law Firm, joined the training of police officers of the Department of Main Inspection and Human Rights Department as an invited expert. 

The training sessions were held on 1-2 November 2023 as a part of the Council of Europe project “Strengthening Ukrainian Law Enforcement Agencies During War and Post-War Period.”

Training “Standards and obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law: war crimes and gross human rights violations in the context of the war in Ukraine” was held for police officers from 15 different regions and Kyiv.

The training is designed to enhance the ability of police officers to analyze the circumstances of specific cases that they face daily taking into consideration standards and limitations of both – international humanitarian law and international human rights law. 

During the training, experts also discussed European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) case-law practices related to armed conflicts where the russian federation acted as a driving force, key concepts, guarantees, standards, requirements and obligations that operate under the Geneva Conventions, practical aspects of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the context of daily discharge of duties by the National Police.