TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 II. METHODOLOGY 6 III. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS 7 A. Investigations into human rights violations related to the Maidan protests 7 B. Investigations into human rights violations related to the violence in Odesa on 2 May C. Investigations into other human rights violations 9 17 HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES 18 A. Rule of law 18 B. Freedom of peaceful assembly 22 C. Freedom of expression 23 D. Minority rights 23 E. Political rights 24 F. Internally displaced persons 25 PARTICULAR HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES IN THE EAST 27 A. Impact of the security situation on human rights 27 B. Right to life, liberty and security 32 C. Freedom of expression 37 D. Freedom of religion or belief 41 E. Economic, social and cultural rights 41 PARTICULAR HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES IN CRIMEA 48 A. Civil and political rights of Crimean residents 48 B. Economic, social and cultural rights 53 C. Rights of indigenous peoples 55 IV. V. VI. VII. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 69 | P a g e 55