The subject of the article are international guarantees of human rights and cases of violation of these rights in Ukraine. The text of the Constitution of Ukraine, adopted in 1996, takes into account the norms of international law in the field of human rights protection. It is a developing country, so there are still many problems related to the protection of human rights. The basic problem is the lack of fair courts, one of the reasons being the high level of corruption. But the most difficult

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... situation from the point of view of human rights protection is the war in the east of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea by Russia. In the Crimea occupied by Russia, violent disappearances of people are repeated; Russian authorities persecute pro-Ukrainian activists and Crimean Tatars for peaceful resistance to the occupation of the peninsula. Diplomatic procedures are ineffective, and several dozen people are still in custody. Support is provided by organizations such as Amnesty International and cases of violations of human rights are publicized in order to arouse the reaction of international public opinion.