TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY …………………………………………………. 3 II. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………. A. Context B. Universal and regional human rights instruments ratified by Ukraine C. UN human rights response D. Methodology 6 I. III. UNDERLYING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ……………………… … A. Corruption and violations of economic and social rights B. Lack of accountability for human rights violations and weak rule of law institutions IV. HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS RELATED TO THE MAIDAN PROTESTS ……………………………………………………… A. Violations of the right to freedom of assembly B. Excessive use of force, killings, disappearances, torture and ill-treatment C. Accountability and national investigations 10 13 V. CURRENT OVERALL HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES …………��… A. Protection of minority rights B. Freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and the right to information C. Incitement to hatred, discrimination or violence D. Lustration, judicial and security sector reforms 15 VI. SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES IN CRIMEA …………….. 20 VII. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ………………………….. A. Conclusions B. Recommendations for immediate action C. Long-term recommendations 22 Annex I: Concept Note for the deployment of the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine 2|Page