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Cases

Challenging Refusal To Provide Information

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…

Information fee

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…

Lviv-Krakivets Highway

Case: Lviv-Krakivets Highway Region: Ukraine, Lviv oblast, Zhovkivskyy rayon Essence of case: Protection of the right of citizens to safe and healthy environment, right to participation in environmental decision-making Parties: Residents of Zashkiv and Zavadiv “Transmagistral” consortium Essence of problem: Zashkiv and Zavadiv villages oppose construction of Lviv-Krakivets highway througt their territory Main facts: In…

Vilshyna

Case: Vilshyna Khutir Essence of case: Protection of the right of the people of Vilshyna khutir (settlement in Lviv oblast) to safe and healthy environment Region: Europe, Ukraine, Lviv oblast, Ciletz village, Vilshyna khutir Essence of problem: Vilshyna khutir is located in the territory of Chervonograd mining-and-industrial region. Two mining enterprises – central coal enrichment…

Waste Incineration Plant

Case: Waste Incineration Plant EPL versus Lviv City Council Region: Lviv, Lviv region Essence of case: Prevention of the environmentally dangerous project Parties: EPL, Lviv City Council Essence of problem: Prevention of construction of dangerous waste incineration plant through the Internet Main facts: It happens that in our work we have to use not only…

Waste Incineration Plant

Case: Waste Incineration Plant EPL versus Lviv City Council Region: Lviv, Lviv region Essence of case: Prevention of the environmentally dangerous project Parties: EPL, Lviv City Council Essence of problem: Prevention of construction of dangerous waste incineration plant through the Internet Main facts: It happens that in our work we have to use not only…

Waste Processing Plant in the village Mezyrichya

Case: Waste Processing Plant in the village Mezyrichya Residents of Mezyrichya versus Chervonograd city council Region: Ukraine, Lviv oblast Essence of case: Protection of the right to safe and healthy environment, right to participation in environmental decision-making Parties:    Residents of Mezyrichya – plaintiffs Chervonograd city council – defendant Essence of problem: Suspension of the construction…

Waste Processing Plant in the village Mezyrichya

Case: Waste Processing Plant in the village Mezyrichya Residents of Mezyrichya versus Chervonograd city council Region: Ukraine, Lviv oblast Essence of case: Protection of the right to safe and healthy environment, right to participation in environmental decision-making Parties:    Residents of Mezyrichya – plaintiffsChervonograd city council – defendant Essence of problem: Suspension of the construction of…

Climate change litigation – violation of the legislation on the right to information and public participation in climate change issues by the Ministry of environmental protection in Ukraine

Case: Climate change litigation- failure of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine to fulfil its climate change obligations. Region: Ukraine Fact of the matter: to declare unlawful inaction and to oblige the Ministry of Environmental Protection to take actions on fulfilment of undertaken obligations pursuant to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…

Challenging the decision of the State Agency of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine about classification as insider information of the Agreement with Shell company

Region: Ukraine Essence of the case: restoration of the right to information about conditions of the Product sharing agreement with Shell. Parties: plaintiff – International charitable organization Environment-People-Law, defendant – the State Agency of Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine. Essence of the case: On 20 March 2013, the State Agency of Geology and Mineral…

Education

The objectives of the educational activities of our organization a to increase the level of environmental and legal culture and education of the citizens of Ukraine, to raise the level of environmental law consciousness and skills of lawyers, representatives of the public organizations, officials of the governmental authorities; to raise a new generation of environmental…

Mykolayivcement plant

Region: in the vicinity of the villages of Rozvadiv, Drohovyzh, on the outskirts of the town of Mykolayiv, Mykolayiv district, Lviv region Core of the case: protection of the residents’ right to safe for live and health environment Essence of the problem:The plant functions without a project of sanitary-protective zone while the projects which are…

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