Access to information

Case: The protection of EPL’s right to environmental information. Litigation: challenging the refusal of the State Enterprise “Ukrderzhbudekspertiza” to respond to a request for information and requesting the court to provide complete information. Region: Ukraine, Kyiv. Parties: Plaintiff – ICO “Environmental-People-Law”, defendant – State Enterprise “Ukrderzhbudekspertiza”. The essence of the problem: business entities do not…

Case: Challenging the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on approval of the Program of Hydropower Industry Development for the period up to 2026. Region: Ukraine, Kyiv. The essence of the case: protection of EPL’s interest in complying with environmental legislation, in particular the environmental assessment of the program, and the protection of…

Case: Access to reporting on water use according to the form 2-tp (water management). Region: Ukraine, Mykolayiv region. Case objective: To ensure access to state reporting on water use according to the form 2- tp (water management). Parties to a case: Plaintiff – ICO «Environment-People-Law», Defendant –  Mykolayiv Regional Department of Water Resources. Core of the problem: The Department…

Case: Challenging refusal to provide informationYuriy Reznikov versus Chief Sanitary Doctor of Khmelnytsk oblast Region: Khmelnytsk oblast, city of Khmelnytskyi Essence of case: Protection of the right of citizens to the environmental information Parties: Yuriy Reznikov – plaintiff, The Chief Sanitary Doctor of Khmelnytsk oblast – defendant Essence of problem: Court proceeding on the complaint…

Region: Ukraine Date of initiation: February 2012 Essence of the case: protection of the right to access to public information Problem summary:The Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources charge ungrounded high fee for copying and printing public information. The Ministry of Environment does not see…

Case: Violation of the legislation on the right to information and public participation in climate change issues by the Ministry of Environmental Protection in Ukraine. Fact of the matter: protection of the right to information, and right on public participation in decision making process in environmental matters. Parties: plaintiff: NGO “Environment-People-Law” (EPL) defendant: Ministry of…

(short description – full version in Ukrainian) Environment-People-Law (EPL) has set an important precedent for freedom of information in Ukraine by convincing a court that a Parliament advisory body should be subject to national freedom of information law. EPL brought the case against the Accounting Chamber – state body that executes control over the state…

Case: BrodyvodokanalEcopravo-Lviv versus state-run water supplying company “Brodyvodocanal” Region: Ukraine, Lviv oblast Essence of case: Protection of the right of public organization to environmental information Parties: Ecopravo-Lviv – plaintiff, Brodyvodocanal – defendant Essence of problem: Court proceeding on the refusal to provide the environmental organization Main facts: On November 9, 2001, the Lviv Oblast Commercial…