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Nationwide legal awareness Project “I HAVE A RIGHT!” aims to improve legal competence of Ukrainians and develop new legal culture in society.

It is implemented by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine in cooperation with the system of free legal aid, local justice bodies, as well as with the assistance of all executive authorities, local governmentand international donors and partners support.

The Project informs citizens about their rights and teaches how to protect them. One of its key components is free legal aid provision, which is an effective mechanism for every citizen rights protection.

History
In 2017, the Minister of Justice Pavlo Petrenko launched a major social Project “I HAVE A RIGHT!” in all regions.

On June 7, 2017, Pavlo Petrenko and Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Wade Warren presented the Project in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

On September 13, 2017, the Project obtained national status, by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 638-р.

On November 10, 2017 the Project was presented at the meeting of the National Reform Council. The National Reform Council, by its majority approved the Strategy on informing Ukrainian citizens about their rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of Ukraine for the period up to 2019. This Strategy is approved by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1012 of December 20, 2017 and will be implemented within the “I HAVE A RIGHT!” Project.

On November 14, by adopting of the Presidential Decree №361/2017 2018, the year 2018 was declared as the year of implementation of the “I HAVE A RIGHT!” Project, and was taken under the patronage of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

Purpose
To increase the level of legal culture and legal awareness of citizens, as well as to promote the development of access to justice. The Project is being implemented to increase the number of citizens which are aware of their rights, use them and resort to legal means of protecting rights. Within the the Project, citizens are being provided with clear and understandable advices on how to act when their rights are violated.

Goal
Informing citizens about the possibilities to use and protect their rights in everyday life.

Target audience
All individuals and communities on the territory of Ukraine.

Project directions
Depending on the current legal needs of society, the Project defines socially significant areas of citizens' rights protection, which are the topics for educational and informational campaigns all over Ukraine. The main directions for implementing this initiative in 2017- 2018 are:


 * 1) Protection of the children’s and women’s rights: alimony, combating violence - #ЧужихДітейНеБуває, #СтопНасильство, #ВідповідальнеБатьківство
 * 2) Farmers rights protection - #АгрорейдериСтоп
 * 3) Eentrepreneurs rights protection - #МаскиШоуСтоп
 * 4) Combating corruption in higher education institutions - #ХабарЗаНавчанняСтоп
 * 5) Disputes settlements procedure
 * 6) Registration subsidies procedure
 * 7) Court’s judgements execution.

Project implementation
Implementation of awareness raising campaigns on 2 levels:


 * 1) Throughout the territory of Ukraine - according to certain blocks.
 * 2) At the regional level - according to the needs of the region.

I. Response.

 * Interagency human rights headquarters for responding to human rights violations establishment.
 * Monitoring system for effective periodic review of key cases of human rights violations establishment.

II. Prevention.

 * Support for relevant socially significant legislative initiatives aimed at protecting citizens rights.
 * Carrying out legal awareness raising campaigns to overcome legal nihilism and to promote lawful behaviour.


 * Within the "I HAVE A RIGHT!" Project anti-raider agrarian headquarters were established at the regional state administrations in all regions. During the period of operational headquarters hotline functioning, 583 calls and 465 appeals had been considered, 120 of which concerned raider issues.
 * The Ministry of Justice has developed the Law No. 2234-VIII "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Strengthening of the Child Right Protection to Proper Maintenance by Improving the Procedure for Compulsory Recovery of Arrears for Payment of Alimony" that entered into force on February 6, 2018. #ЧужихДітейНеБуває
 * The Law of Ukraine “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts on the Participants Rights Enforcement in Criminal Proceedings and Other Persons by Law Enforcement Bodies during Pre-trial Investigation” was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on November 16, 2017 and signed by the President of Ukraine on January 4, 2018. #МаскиШоуСтоп
 * Legal awareness campaigns on human rights in all regions of Ukraine. Social video and audio clips, outdoor advertising, social media are placed. Information, printed and electronic materials on legal topics in accordance with relevant socially significant topics aimed at protecting citizens' rights are distributed among the general public, enterprises, institutions, organizations, educational establishments.
 * As of February 2018, more than 35 thousand legal awareness events were held, namely legal lessons and lectures for students and pupils, flash mobs, street information, round tables, conferences and seminars, working meetings with partner organizations.
 * Additionally, in 2017, remote access points for legal aid were set up. 86 284 applications for consultations and explanations.

Project motto
Know! Act! Protect!

I know my rights. I use them and I know what to do when these rights are being violated. I know that I can protect myself in accordance with the laws, and the state protects my rights and me.

Under this motto, the Ministry of Justice has initiated and is implementing the "I HAVE A RIGHT” Project.

Partners

 * USAID
 * International Renaissance Foundation
 * Coordination Centre for Legal Aid Provision
 * Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
 * Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
 * Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
 * Association of legal clinics of Ukraine
 * Legal Development Network
 * Network of Civil Society Hubs