Ukrainian President must honour commitment to police reform ahead of Euro 2012

Headline Title:  Ukraine: President must honour commitment to police reform 20 December 2011 Amnesty International is calling on the Ukrainian authorities to immediately establish an independent agency to investigate police abuses following the commitment made on Friday by President Viktor Yanukovych to reforming the police ahead of Euro 2012.   In a speech to senior officers ahead of Ukraine’s national police day on 20 December, President Yanukovych called for reforms in line with best European practice, and called for video surveillance of places of detention to prevent…

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