NGO «HUMAN RIGHTS LABORATORY»

Improving social norms: quality services, innovation and mutual support

About us

We are the Human Rights Laboratory, an organization that unites experts who defend human rights not in words but in deeds.

We work in places where the public eye rarely looks – in inpatient social protection institutions and psychiatric hospitals. These are closed spaces where people live whose voices are almost never heard. We come to hear these voices, understand needs, and protect rights.

Our team has unique experience: we have conducted over 500 monitoring visits, participated in the development of a national preventive mechanism, and influenced systemic changes in the field of social protection.

We don’t just identify problems – we solve them. Through analytics, training, and cooperation with state and international partners, we shape a society where dignity and equality are not empty words, but reality.

Annual Report 2024
Annual Report 2023
Code of Ethics
Strategic goals
Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
Regulations
Organization chart

The NGO “Human Rights Laboratory” is an independent human rights organization that monitors the observance of human rights in social and medical institutions.

We have brought together experts who have been monitoring closed institutions for many years. We know what systemic problems exist and are working to solve them.

Our activities include:

  • Monitoring and situation analysis – over 500 visits to institutions throughout Ukraine;
  • Staff training – development of methodological materials, trainings and advanced training of employees;
  • Research and reports – analytics that influence the formation of state policy;
  • Cooperation with international partners – participation in international projects, adaptation of world experience in Ukraine.

Our goal is to make Ukraine a state where every person, regardless of life circumstances, can feel protected.

Our team

Prashko Olena
Founder, head of the organization
Bykova Yana
Executive Director
Sukhovy Oleksy
Founder, Head of Research
Bordyukova Olena
Program Development Coordinator
Sydorenko Vita
Project manager
Kopanchuk Kateryna
Event organization and tender procurement specialist
Volik Valentina
Regional Development Coordinator

Public Council

Sklyarenko Tatyana
Specialist in the field of child protection in emergencies, International Rescue Committee.
Paliy Valeria
Vice-President of the National Psychological Association, Academic Director of Psychology Programs at the Kyiv School of Economics
Kishenko Yulia
Coordinator of educational programs of the SOS East Foundation
Shevchenko Iryna
Director of the Unforgettable Foundation
Chernousov Andriy
Leading expert of the HISD

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