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On 15 March 2018, the Verkhovna Rada elected Denisova [[Ombudsman in Ukraine|Ombudsman]] for [[human rights in Ukraine|Human Rights in Ukraine]].<ref name=IU15328GNU/>
On 15 March 2018, the Verkhovna Rada elected Denisova [[Ombudsman in Ukraine|Ombudsman]] for [[human rights in Ukraine|Human Rights in Ukraine]].<ref name=IU15328GNU/>


On 31 May 2022, she was dismissed by Verkhovna Rada for failing to facilitate humanitarian corridors in warzones, prevent Ukrainians under Russian occupation from being deported to Russia, and facilitate the protection and exchange of [[prisoners of war]].<ref name=wsj-20220531/><ref name=dw-20220603/> She was also criticized for focusing too much on publicizing the most sensational details of uncorroborated cases in her media outreach, such as the rape of babies. <ref name="wapo1">{{Cite news |title=She was raped in Ukraine. How many others have stories like hers? |language=en-US |work=[[Washington Post]] |publication-date=2022-06-08 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/08/ukraine-rape-sexual-violence/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/H4V5E |archive-date=2022-06-18 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> <ref name=dw-20220603/><ref name=wsj-20220531/> An open letter from 140 activists, media professionals and lawyers criticized the rhetoric of her reports about sexual crimes by Russian forces, but opposed her removal.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-61644136 |title=Денісову звільнили з посади омбудсмена. За що і чи це законно |website=bbc.com}}</ref><ref name=dw-20220603/> Russian language media focused and highlighted part of a larger set of comments made by Rada member [[Pavlo Frolov]] suggesting that she "failed to gather enough evidence", which made it sound like the Rada determined that Denisova was lying or spreading misinformation about the nature of sexual violence, rather than simply diverting attention. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Khutsishvili |first=Keti |date=2022-06-02 |title=Why did the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dismiss the Ukrainian Ombudsman in a No-confidence Vote? |url=https://mythdetector.ge/en/why-did-the-verkhovna-rada-of-ukraine-dismiss-the-ukrainian-ombudsman-in-a-no-confidence-vote/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=mythdetector.ge |language=en-US}}</ref> Various UN officials, have suggested that many more cases likely have not been reported and the biggest barrier to verification is access, particularly in the [[Occupied territories of Ukraine]], such as in places like Mariupol.<ref name="wapo1"/>
On 31 May 2022, she was dismissed by Verkhovna Rada for failing to facilitate humanitarian corridors in warzones, prevent Ukrainians under Russian occupation from being deported to Russia, and facilitate the protection and exchange of [[prisoners of war]].<ref name=wsj-20220531/><ref name=dw-20220603/> She was also criticized Denisova for providing too detailed descriptions of rapes. The deputy chairman of the parliament regulatory committee, [[Pavlo Frolov]], said that some of her accounts had not been verified.<ref name=dw-20220603/><ref name=wsj-20220531/> An open letter from 140 activists, media professionals and lawyers criticized the rhetoric of her reports about sexual crimes by Russian forces, but opposed her removal.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-61644136 |title=Денісову звільнили з посади омбудсмена. За що і чи це законно |website=bbc.com}}</ref><ref name=dw-20220603/> She said in her speech to the Italian Parliament that her "expressions were sometimes very cruel (...) but I used it in a way suggested by the victims themselves... Yes, the vocabulary was very harsh, I spoke to the PR people about it, I said that, indeed, maybe I exaggerated. But I tried to achieve the goal of convincing the world to supply arms and put pressure on Russia."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeitung |first=Berliner |title=Mit Massenvergewaltigungen ,,übertrieben"? Ukrainische Beauftragte erklärt sich |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/mit-massenvergewaltigungen-uebertrieben-ukrainische-beauftragte-erklaert-sich-li.235851 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}</ref><ref name="nv">{{Cite web |url=https://nv.ua/ukraine/events/denisova-poyasnila-ispolzovanie-neetichnoy-leksiki-v-soobshcheniyah-o-seksualnyh-prestupleniyah-vragov-50247551.html |title=«Может, переборщила». Денисова объяснила использование неэтичной лексики при описании сексуальных преступлений оккупантов в Украине |website=nv.ua}}</ref> [[Martial law in Ukraine|Martial law]] powers were used to dismiss her. NGOs and human rights activists, including [[Opora]], questioned the legality of her removal. The [[Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions]] (GANHRI) and the [[United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine|UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine]] (HRMMU) both criticised Denisova's dismissal, with HRMMU describing the dismissal as "violat[ing] international standards". {{As of|2022|06|03}}, a replacement had not been appointed.<ref name=wsj-20220531>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-05-31/card/ukraine-s-parliament-dismisses-human-rights-chief-1kQWT7i0GHXyeqh6spRe |title=Ukraine's Parliament Dismisses Human-Rights Chief |last=Saidel |first=Peter |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription |date=31 May 2022 |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=dw-20220603>{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/why-ukraines-human-rights-chief-lyudmila-denisova-was-dismissed/a-62017920 |title=Why Ukraine's human rights chief Lyudmila Denisova was dismissed |last=Burdyha |first=Igor |newspaper=Deutche Welle |date=3 June 2022 |access-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613161230/https://www.dw.com/en/why-ukraines-human-rights-chief-lyudmila-denisova-was-dismissed/a-62017920|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC"/>
She said in her speech to the Italian Parliament that her "expressions were sometimes very cruel (...) but I used it in a way suggested by the victims themselves... Yes, the vocabulary was very harsh, I spoke to the PR people about it, I said that, indeed, maybe I exaggerated. But I tried to achieve the goal of convincing the world to supply arms and put pressure on Russia."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeitung |first=Berliner |title=Mit Massenvergewaltigungen ,,übertrieben"? Ukrainische Beauftragte erklärt sich |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/mit-massenvergewaltigungen-uebertrieben-ukrainische-beauftragte-erklaert-sich-li.235851 |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}</ref><ref name="nv">{{Cite web |url=https://nv.ua/ukraine/events/denisova-poyasnila-ispolzovanie-neetichnoy-leksiki-v-soobshcheniyah-o-seksualnyh-prestupleniyah-vragov-50247551.html |title=«Может, переборщила». Денисова объяснила использование неэтичной лексики при описании сексуальных преступлений оккупантов в Украине |website=nv.ua}}</ref>

[[Martial law in Ukraine|Martial law]] powers were used to dismiss her. NGOs and human rights activists, including [[Opora]], questioned the legality of her removal. The [[Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions]] (GANHRI) and the [[United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine|UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine]] (HRMMU) both criticised Denisova's dismissal, with HRMMU describing the dismissal as "violat[ing] international standards". {{As of|2022|06|03}}, a replacement had not been appointed.<ref name=wsj-20220531>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-05-31/card/ukraine-s-parliament-dismisses-human-rights-chief-1kQWT7i0GHXyeqh6spRe |title=Ukraine's Parliament Dismisses Human-Rights Chief |last=Saidel |first=Peter |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription |date=31 May 2022 |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref><ref name=dw-20220603>{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/why-ukraines-human-rights-chief-lyudmila-denisova-was-dismissed/a-62017920 |title=Why Ukraine's human rights chief Lyudmila Denisova was dismissed |last=Burdyha |first=Igor |newspaper=Deutche Welle |date=3 June 2022 |access-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613161230/https://www.dw.com/en/why-ukraines-human-rights-chief-lyudmila-denisova-was-dismissed/a-62017920|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC"/>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 15:27, 18 June 2022

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leontiyivna and the family name is Denisova.

Lyudmyla Denisova
Людмила Леонтіївна Денісова
3rd Ombudsman in Ukraine
In office
15 March 2018 – 31 May 2022
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byValeriya Lutkovska[1]
3rd Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine
In office
27 February 2014 – 2 December 2014[2]
President
Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded byNatalia Korolevska
Succeeded byPavlo Rozenko[2]
In office
18 December 2007 – 11 March 2010
PresidentViktor Yanukovych
Prime MinisterYulia Tymoshenko
Preceded byMykhailo Papiev
Succeeded byVasyl Nadraha
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
27 November 2014[3] – 15 March 2018[4]
In office
15 December 2012[5] – 27 February 2014
In office
25 May 2006 – 18 December 2007
Personal details
Born (1960-07-06) 6 July 1960 (age 63)
Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Political partyPeople's Front
Other political
affiliations		Batkivshchyna (2005–2014)
SpouseOleksandr Ivanovych[6][7]
Children
  • Olena
  • Oleksandra[7]
Residence(s)Kyiv, Ukraine
OccupationPolitician, teacher, lawyer and economist

Lyudmyla Leontiyivna Denisova[a][8] (born 6 July 1960) is a Russian-born Ukrainian politician. After twice serving as Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Denisova was from March 2018 to May 2022 Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine.[4] The Verkhovna Rada dismissed Denisova with the accusation that she failed to facilitate humanitarian corridors and prevent Ukrainians under Russian occupation from being deported to Russia.[9]

Biography

Raised by her mother Nina Ivanovna Ankudinova (born 1934) in Arkhangelsk, Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School (1978), Leningrad State University (1989) and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law in Simferopol (1995).[8]

Professional career

Denisova was a teacher at a preschool in Arkhangelsk from 1979 to 1980.[8] For the next nine years, Denisova held different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial law court.[8] In 1989, she moved to Ukraine and became the legal adviser of the Crimean Provincial Committee of Ukraine (1990–91).[8] From 1991 she worked in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea's Administration of the pension fund until 1998.[8]

Political career

In 1998 Denisova became the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government.[10] In Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea, she served as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department. Denisova was named Politician of the Year in 2001. In 2000, Denisova was detained for 24 hours and charged with power abuse.[11] Denisova has stated she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document.[11] This criminal case was soon closed.[11]

Denisova was a member of Batkivshchyna (Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc) from 2005 to 2014.[10] During the 2006 and 2007 parliamentary elections, she was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada.

Minister

On December 18, 2007, Yulia Tymoshenko, with a margin of two votes, was elected Prime Minister,[12] and the second Tymoshenko Government was formed between the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc in which Denisova was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy.

In October 2009 Denisova was ranked 15th in a top 100 of "most influential women in Ukraine" compiled by experts for the Ukrainian magazine Focus (six places lower than non-minister and fellow Batkivshchyna member Natalia Korolevska).[13]

2010 Crimean parliamentary election

Denisova headed the electoral list of Batkivshchyna during the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election.[14] Batkivshchyna did not win seats in the Supreme Council of Crimea.[15]

2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election

Denisova was placed at number 38 on the electoral list of Batkivshchyna during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[16] She was re-elected into the Verkhovna Rada[17]

2nd minister post

On 27 February 2014, Denisova became Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government.[18]

In September 2014 Denisova became a founding member of the People's Front party.[19]

2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Denisova was re-elected into the Verkhovna Rada, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front.[20][21][22]

Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine

On 15 March 2018, the Verkhovna Rada elected Denisova Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine.[4]

On 31 May 2022, she was dismissed by Verkhovna Rada for failing to facilitate humanitarian corridors in warzones, prevent Ukrainians under Russian occupation from being deported to Russia, and facilitate the protection and exchange of prisoners of war.[23][24] She was also criticized Denisova for providing too detailed descriptions of rapes. The deputy chairman of the parliament regulatory committee, Pavlo Frolov, said that some of her accounts had not been verified.[24][23] An open letter from 140 activists, media professionals and lawyers criticized the rhetoric of her reports about sexual crimes by Russian forces, but opposed her removal.[25][24] She said in her speech to the Italian Parliament that her "expressions were sometimes very cruel (...) but I used it in a way suggested by the victims themselves... Yes, the vocabulary was very harsh, I spoke to the PR people about it, I said that, indeed, maybe I exaggerated. But I tried to achieve the goal of convincing the world to supply arms and put pressure on Russia."[26][27] Martial law powers were used to dismiss her. NGOs and human rights activists, including Opora, questioned the legality of her removal. The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) and the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) both criticised Denisova's dismissal, with HRMMU describing the dismissal as "violat[ing] international standards". As of 3 June 2022, a replacement had not been appointed.[23][24][25]

Notes

  1. ^ Ukrainian: Людмила Леонтіївна Денісова; Russian: Людмила Леонтьевна Денисова, romanized: Lyudmila Leontyevna Denisova

References

  1. ^ "Людмила Деніcова — омбудсмен: що із цього вийде?" [Lyudmila Denisova - Ombudsman: what will happen?]. www.ukrinform.ua.
  2. ^ a b "Rada supports coalition-proposed government lineup". Interfax-Ukraine. 2 December 2014.
    "Rada approves new Cabinet with three foreigners". Kyiv Post. 2 December 2014.
    "Rada voted the new Cabinet]" (in Ukrainian). Ukrayinska Pravda. 2 December 2014.
  3. ^ "CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422". National Radio Company of Ukraine. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014.
    "Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27". UNIAN. 26 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Рада обрала нового омбудсмена" [The Rada elected a new ombudsman]. Ukrayinska Pravda (15 March 2018)
  5. ^ You Scratch My Back, and I’ll Scratch Yours, The Ukrainian Week (26 September 2012)
  6. ^ "Царские хоромы и убогие квартирки украинских министров - 2. ФОТО" [Royal mansions and miserable apartments of Ukrainian ministers - 2. PHOTO]. www.rupor.info.
  7. ^ a b Biography Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Довідники про сучасну Україну (in Ukrainian)
  8. ^ a b c d e f (in Russian) Short bio, LIGA
  9. ^ (in Ukrainian) The Verkhovna Rada fired Ombudsman Denisov by Ukrayinska Pravda (31 May 2023)
  10. ^ a b "Новый состав Кабмина принят единогласно" [The new composition of the Cabinet was adopted unanimously]. Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, news.mediaport.ua(in Russian)
  11. ^ a b c "Is She Next?". Kyiv Post. 3 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Yulia Tymoshenko elected Prime-Minister". Youtube (in Ukrainian). 18 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
  13. ^ (in Russian) "Рейтинг Фокуса: 100 самых влиятельных женщин и 100 деталей о них" [Focus Rating: 100 most influential women and 100 details about them]. 23 October 2009. Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Focus
  14. ^ Liudmyla Denisova heads electoral list of Crimean branch of Batkivschyna Party, Kyiv Post (September 30, 2010)
  15. ^ (in Ukrainian) Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps by Ukrayinska Pravda (November 8, 2010)
  16. ^ They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)
  17. ^ (in Ukrainian)"Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради" [List of deputies of the new Verkhovna Rada]. Ukrayinska Pravda. 11 November 2012.
  18. ^ Maidan nominates Yatseniuk for prime minister, Interfax-Ukraine (26 February 2014)
    Ukrainian parliament endorses new cabinet, Interfax-Ukraine (27 February 2014)
  19. ^ Yatseniuk elected head of political council of People's Front Party Archived 2015-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Demotix (9 September 2014)
  20. ^ Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrinform (8 November 2014)
    People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
    Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
  21. ^ (in Ukrainian) Full electoral list of "Fatherland" Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, TVi (15 September 2014)
  22. ^ (in Ukrainian) Electoral list of People's Front, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 September 2014)
  23. ^ a b c Saidel, Peter (31 May 2022). "Ukraine's Parliament Dismisses Human-Rights Chief". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  24. ^ a b c d Burdyha, Igor (3 June 2022). "Why Ukraine's human rights chief Lyudmila Denisova was dismissed". Deutche Welle. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Денісову звільнили з посади омбудсмена. За що і чи це законно". bbc.com.
  26. ^ Zeitung, Berliner. "Mit Massenvergewaltigungen ,,übertrieben"? Ukrainische Beauftragte erklärt sich". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  27. ^ "«Может, переборщила». Денисова объяснила использование неэтичной лексики при описании сексуальных преступлений оккупантов в Украине". nv.ua.

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Preceded by Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine
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Preceded by Minister of Labor and Social Policy of Ukraine
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