[1] From 2005–2010, with the direct engagement of Ukrainian non-governmental organizations (NGO), the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (MIA) introduced three institutions to maintain public control over police activities and police compliance with human rights standards.
Under these circumstances, NGO activists and former HRMD’s employees decided to form a specialized sector of public control over law enforcement agencies, which provided a newly established nationwide NGO, the “Association of Ukrainian Monitors on Human Rights Conduct in Law Enforcement.” This Association was founded in June 2010 by 29 former employees of the Human Rights Monitoring Department at the Ministry of Interior.
Ten members of the association have long-term work experience in such NGOs as Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, Kharkov Human Rights Protection Group, Committee of Voters of Ukraine, Civilian Network “OPORA.” Nineteen members are former high-ranked police officers who have more than 20 years of working experience in patrol police, internal investigation units, personnel and analytical units, organized crime units, police universities, etc.
Association experts were coauthors of such significant policy documents as a draft of the law “On the National Committee on Prevention of Torture”, “National plan on combating xenophobia, racial and ethnic discrimination in Ukrainian society for the period of 2010–2012”, “Program for Gender Equality establishment in Ukrainian police for the period up to 2011”; developed and published seven manuals on human rights issues in law enforcement; and participated in implementation of international projects, such as: The highest body of the Association is the annual General Meeting.
The Annual general meeting also discusses issues pertaining to the strategy and development of the organization.