TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................. 3 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................ 5 INVESTIGATIONS INTO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS RELATED TO THE MAIDAN PROTESTS .................................................. 6 HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES ................................................................. 8 Rule of law .............................................................................................. 8 Law enforcement sector reform ............................................................ 10 Freedom of peaceful assembly ............................................................. 11 Freedom of expression .......................................................................... 13 Right to life, liberty and security .......................................................... 14 Political rights ...................................................................................... 16 Minority rights....................................................................................... 18 PARTICULAR HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES IN THE EAST ......... 21 The right to life, liberty and security ..................................................... 21 Freedom of expression ........................................................................... 24 Investigations related to events in the east ............................................ 25 Economic and social rights .................................................................... 26 PARTICULAR HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES IN CRIMEA ............ 26 Internally displaced persons from Crimea ............................................. 27 Rights of Crimean residents ................................................................... 27 Rights of indigenous peoples ................................................................. 31 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................... 32 ANNEX ............................................................................................................. 35 30 | P a g e