Cases

Region: village Duliby, Zhydachiv region, Lviv oblast Essence of the case: Protection of the right to residents to safe and healthy environment, protection of elements of environment (water, soil, air), protection of activists Essence of the problems: launch of operation of pig farm, located at the distance of 230 м from the nearest house violates […]

Region: Ukraine, Kiev region, Fastiv Essence of the case: Protection of the right to safe and healthy environment, right to participation of the public in environmental decision-making Parties: Plaintiff – ICO “Environment-People-Law”, Respondent – Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine, third party to the dispute – LLC “Knauf Insulation Ukraine“. Essence of problem: Foreign company […]

Region: Ukraine, Kiev region, Fastiv Essence of the case: Protection of the right to safe and healthy environment, right to participation of the public in environmental decision-making Parties: Plaintiff – ICO “Environment-People-Law”, Respondent – Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine, third party to the dispute – LLC “Knauf Insulation Ukraine“. Essence of problem: Foreign company […]

Case: dolphins protection. Region: Ukraine, Lviv region, Truskavets. Essence of the case: animal protection against cruel treatment. Parties: EPL, Dolphinarium “Oscar Truskavets” LLC “Akvadelf”. Essence of the problem: violation of rules and norms of keeping wild animals in captivity, no permits for the maintenance and use of wild animals. Main facts: October 31, 2015 dolphinarium […]

Core of the case: protection of the St. George square park. Region: Ukraine, Lviv region, Lviv. Essence of the case: protection of the right to safe and healthy environment, protection of the green spaces from the construction Parties: EPL, citizens of Lviv, Lviv city council, municipal enterprise “Lvivavtodor”, Curia of the Lviv archdiocese of the UGCC. Essence of the problem: road construction in the St. George […]

Case: appeal the refusal to provide information Region: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Kalush city Essence of the case: protection right of access to information Parties: EPL, Ivano-Frankivsk regional state administration (Ivano-Frankivsk RSA) Essence of the problem: violation of public access to environmental information on disposal of hazard waste (Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)) Main facts: EPL was approached by […]

Case: Atmospheric Trust Litigation Region: Ukraine Parties: plaintiff: NGO “Environment-People-Law” (EPL); defendant: the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (CMU), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine (Ministry), National Agency of Environmental Investmets (NAEI). Goal of the case: Protection of present and future generations from negative consequences on climate change. The claim was prepared as part of […]

Case:  Communication to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee regarding product-sharing agreements Location: Ukraine, international level Merits of the case: Compliance by Ukraine with its international obligations under the Aarhus convention on access to information, participation in decision-making and access to justice on matters relating to the environment Parties: EPL – applicant, Ukraine – Party concerned Main issues: During the […]

Region: village Bilyky, Kobelackyj rayon, Poltava oblast Essence of the case: Protection of citizens` right to safe and healthy environment, protection of the components of environment (water, soil, air), protection of activists Essence of the problem: Residents of Bilyky village are suffering from permanent odour, sewage gas resulting from the operation of pig farm “Silski […]

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 […]