Nina Karpachova
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Nina Karpachova is a Ukrainian
lawyer and politician. She has been Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights since 1998.
and completed a post-graduate course of the Academy of Social Sciences in Moscow (1991).
(parliament) in 1994 for the Alushta
No. 28 single-member electoral district in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
as independent.
Karpachova has headed a number of governmental and parliamentary delegations of Ukraine at international and European conferences on human rights issues. In 1995 she coordinated parliamentary hearings for Ukraine's ratification process of the United Nations
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
. On her initiative the National Centre of the Adoption of Orphan Children was established in 1996 under the Ministry of Education.
in 2000.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
lawyer and politician. She has been Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights since 1998.
Before politics
Karpachova attended Kiev UniversityKiev University
Taras Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , colloquially known in Ukrainian as KNU is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and Kharkiv University. Currently, its structure...
and completed a post-graduate course of the Academy of Social Sciences in Moscow (1991).
Election
She was elected a deputy in the Ukrainian Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
(parliament) in 1994 for the Alushta
Alushta
Alushta is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine, founded in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. It is situated on the Black Sea on the road from Gurzuf to Sudak, as well as on the Crimean Trolleybus line....
No. 28 single-member electoral district in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
as independent.
Human rights
Soon after her election she was appointed deputy head of parliament's committee for human rights, national minorities and international relations. Karpachova has been active in adopting international human rights standards into national legislation.Karpachova has headed a number of governmental and parliamentary delegations of Ukraine at international and European conferences on human rights issues. In 1995 she coordinated parliamentary hearings for Ukraine's ratification process of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women is an international convention adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly....
. On her initiative the National Centre of the Adoption of Orphan Children was established in 1996 under the Ministry of Education.
Legislation
Karpachova is the author of four draft laws adopted by parliament:- Adoption of Orphan Children (part of the Marriage and Family Code)
- Judicial Procedure of the Adoption of Orphan Children (part of the Civil Procedure Code)
- Law on the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
- Article 1241 of Criminal Code, establishing criminal liability for trafficking in human beings
Other posts
From 1996 to 1998, Karpachova was vice-president of the World Congress of Ukrainian Lawyers, when she was appointed the first Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. In 1999 she also was named head of the National Coordination Council for the Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings. She became a member of the European Ombudsman Institute in 1999 and the International Ombudsman InstituteInternational Ombudsman Institute
The International Ombudsman Institute was established in 1978 as an independent global organisation to help more than 150 independent local, regional and national Ombudsman institutions to cooperate...
in 2000.