Welcome to our new media outlet!
We are the editorial team of the online media outlet Manifest Tribunal, the official information resource of the public movement of the same name. Today, we are reaching out to you to explain who we are, what we write about, and why it is important for every Ukrainian. Our media outlet was created on the basis of the civil movement “Manifesto ”Tribunal,“ initiated by the public organization "Ukrainian Film Institute". We are dedicated to protecting the constitutional rights and freedoms of those who defend our country — military personnel, veterans, families of fallen heroes, missing and captured defenders, as well as conscripts and imprisoned military personnel.
Denys Maslikov's statement
Executive Director of the Ukrainian Film Institute, leader and editor-in-chief of the Tribunal Manifesto
With the Tribunal Manifesto project, we are launching a search for truth and justice together with society to determine where the line is drawn when martial expediency and the legitimacy of restricting the rights and freedoms of citizens in Ukraine degenerates into martial law authoritarianism and impunity of state structures, encroaches on basic unconditional constitutional rights and freedoms, and degrades human dignity.
The Tribunal Manifesto
Guided by the Constitution of Ukraine, namely Article 1, which states that Ukraine is a sovereign and independent, democratic, social, legal state;
Article 3, which states that a person, his or her life and health, honor and dignity, inviolability and security are recognized in Ukraine as the highest social value, and that the establishment and maintenance of human rights and freedoms is the main duty of the state;
Article 5 stipulates that the people are the bearer of sovereignty and the sole source of power in Ukraine, the people exercise power directly and through state authorities and local self-government bodies, and no one may usurp state power;
Call for open investigation, trial and punishment
The NGO Ukrainian Film Institute calls on the society, civic, human rights organizations and state authorities to openly and comprehensively investigate, prosecute and punish, in accordance with the laws of Ukraine, any individuals, officials of any local, municipal and state organizations and authorities of Ukraine, military structures that have violated the constitutional rights and freedoms of persons liable for military service, military personnel, veterans, families of the dead, missing, captured military personnel, as well as military prisoners during the Anti-Terrorist Operation in eastern Ukraine (2014-2018), the Joint Forces Operation (2018-2022) and during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and martial law throughout Ukraine (since February 24, 2022).
How we help protect the rights and freedoms of the military
The Ukrainian Film Institute is not a human rights organization, although we are familiar with it. Our goal is to help all those in need find lawyers, if you don't have any yet, and secondly, to help move forward the protection of the rights and freedoms of people liable for military service, military personnel, veterans, families of fallen, missing and captured heroes, imprisoned soldiers, when all other methods are ineffective or have not worked at all.
Projects
as part of a media human rights campaign
Our Mutual Aid Community
We are forming an all-Ukrainian community of like-minded people, professionals and volunteers
We invite all concerned servicemen, veterans, citizens, lawyers, advocates, human rights defenders, human rights and other civil society organizations, journalists, filmmakers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and businesses to join the Tribunal Manifesto project to jointly achieve our goals.
Let us remember that the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens must be defended in the same way as the statehood, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Contacts
47 Sadova str., Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine
Phone
The Ukrainian Film Institute's website
The Tribunal Manifesto on social media