“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed human rights defender Olga Reshetylova to the post of military ombudsman. Source: the head of state in Telegram Direct speech: “Signed the decree on the appointment of Olga Reshetylova (Kobylinska) as the representative of the President of Ukraine on the protection of the rights of servicemen and family members of our soldiers.””, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: head of state in Telegram
Direct speech: “I signed a decree on the appointment of Olga Reshetylova (Kobylinska) as the representative of the President of Ukraine on the protection of the rights of servicemen and family members of our soldiers.”
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Details: 39-year-old Olga Reshetylova is a journalist, human rights defender, volunteer, head of the “Media Initiative for Human Rights”.
Prehistory:
- On November 18, Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov announced that a military ombudsman will appear in Ukraine – he will take care of the protection of the rights of servicemen. Then Umerov said that the appointment would be announced soon.
- On November 19, Zelenskyi said that he instructed the Ministry of Defense and the military command to select and appoint a military ombudsman in the near future.
- Since 2022, fighters have sent 1,964 complaints against military units to the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights.