Deadline: 1 February 2019
The Council of Europe Project “Supporting Ukraine in execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights” has launched a call for proposals aiming to co-fund national projects on the analysis of root causes of non-enforcement of national judgments in Ukraine and on monitoring the disciplinary practice of the High Council of Justice in the context of the Council of Europe standards.
Objectives
Specific Project objectives are as follows:
- to support Ukraine in further implementation of the Council of Europe standards on the organization and functioning of the judiciary so as to provide for a better judicial independence, in line with the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights “Oleksandr Volkov v. Ukraine” and the “Salov v. Ukraine” group of judgments;
- to support the Ukrainian authorities in installing an effective system of remedies from alleged violations of the European Convention on Human Rights, in particular from non-enforcement of domestic judgments and from lengthy judicial proceedings;
- to support the Supreme Court in ensuring full, thorough and effective reopening of the judicial proceedings following judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (cases “Bochan v. Ukraine (no. 2)”, “Yaremenko v. Ukraine (no.2)” and “Shabelnik v. Ukraine (no.2)”)
Budget Available
The indicative available overall budget under this call for proposals is UAH 1 285 200 (one million two hundred eighty five thousand two hundred hryvnia). The Council of Europe intends to award maximum 2 grants. Proposals for funding are therefore requested from civil society organisations for a budget between UAH 321 300 (three hundred twenty one thousand three hundred hryvnia) and UAH 963 900 (nine hundred sixty three thousand nine hundred hryvnia).
Target stakeholders
- Projects should target in particular the following key stakeholders:
- High Council of Justice,
- Parliament of Ukraine,
- Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, Pension Fund of Ukraine, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, State Treasury Service of Ukraine and other authorities with powers and functions concerning the root causes of non-enforcement of national judgments in Ukraine,
- Supreme Court,
- Judicial Reform Council,
- Lawyers, prosecutors and other relevant professional groups working in the areas of the disciplinary proceedings against judges and of root causes of non-enforcement of national judgments in Ukraine, Population at large,
- Civil society organisations.
- The above list is not exhaustive and projects may propose to target other relevant stakeholders, while keeping in mind the general objective of the Project.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for a grant, an applicant must:
- be legally constituted as a non-governmental organisation in Ukraine;
- be entitled to carry out in Ukraine activities described in its project proposal;
- have been active for at least 5 years in the fields of justice, judicial reform, human rights, implementation of Council of Europe standards and in particular execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights;
- have sufficient financial capacity (stable and sufficient sources of funding) to maintain its activity throughout the period for which the grant is awarded and to participate by way of its own resources (including human resources or in-kind contributions);
- have sufficient operational and professional capacity, including staff, to carry out activities described in its project proposal;
- have a bank account.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
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