Ukrainian human rights activist (born 1954)
Alexander Muchnik (
Russian : Александр Геннадьевич Мучник ;
Ukrainian : Олександр Геннадійович Мучник ; born May 10, 1954, in
Odesa ,
USSR ) is a
lawyer ,
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human rights activist
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[5] and
journalist .
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He is a founder and the
president of the
Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund , which was the first non-profit
non-governmental
charitable organization in the
Soviet Union .
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He is also the president of the
Institute of Democracy and Human Rights .
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Education
In 1981, Muchnik graduated with honors from the
Faculty of Law , Ilya Mechnikov State University of Odesa (now
Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University ).
[1]
His research is in the fields of
constitutional law ,
philosophy of law , theory and history of state and law of the
Soviet Union , organization of
public authority .
[1]
Professional activity
Book - "Philosophy of dignity, freedom and human rights"
Muchnik is the President of the
Institute of Democracy and Human Rights .
[1]
[2]
In 2002, he was appointed as an adviser to the
Prime Minister of Ukraine .
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He was also Scientific Advisor on
human rights and
constitutional law to the
President of Ukraine from 2002 to 2005.
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In 2005, he was appointed as an adviser to the Secretary of
National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine .
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He is an Honored Lawyer of Ukraine.
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He has authored several books, including Philosophy of dignity, freedom and human rights
[1]
[2] and Commentary on the Constitution of Ukraine (Book One).
[1]
[2]
He has also written on the
concepts of constitutional political science,
[18] semi-presidential republic in Ukraine,
[19] and constitutional reform in Ukraine
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Among his other
projects are the Charter of the city of Odesa,
[2]
[21] Law of Ukraine "On civil society in Ukraine",
[22] a new edition of the
Constitution of Ukraine ;
[23] a number of comments on the
fundamental rights of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ;
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[28] and brochures about the Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund (1991, New York, US).
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Charity
Brochure about Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund (1991, New York, USA)
Muchnik was the founder of the first non-governmental charitable organization in the Soviet Union, the
Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund .
[1]
[2]
[9]
[10]
He was one of the founders of the
Janusz Korczak Institute of medical rehabilitation of children with central nervous system lesion
[2]
[9]
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He was assisted by Boris Litvak in the creation of the Center for Rehabilitation of
Disabled Children "The Future", better known as the "House with an angel".
[2]
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International activity
On May 28, 1991, Alexander Muchnik made a presentation on the history and activities of the Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund in the Center for the Study of
Philanthropy (
New York City ,
United States ), and a
Brochure was published by the centre and distributed among the US charitable organizations.
[2]
[9]
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On July 15, 1991, Muchnik gave a presentation on the activities of the Fund in the
United Nations Office at Vienna
Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs (
Vienna , Austria).
[2]
[9]
[10]
Journalistic activities
He has many
publications in Ukrainian
media ,.
[2]
[31] and is recognized as a founder of juridical publicism in Ukraine.
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References
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"Alexander Muchnik. Philosophy of dignity, freedom and human rights" . samlib.ru .
Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2024-03-25 .
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«Портрет правозащитника в социальном интерьере» — газета «2000», № 9 за 2.03.2016 г.
Archived 2016-03-06 at the
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http://dialogs.org.ua/ru/dialog/page152-2339.html
Archived 2016-03-07 at the
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«Правозащитник и губернатор — получится ли диалог?» — газета «2000», № 11 от 18.03.2016 г.
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"Чи з'явиться в області свій омбудсмен?" . Одеські Вісті - газета Одеської обласної ради . 2016-04-06. Archived from
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Колонка Мучника А. Г. в газете «День»
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Колонка Мучника А. Г. на сайте «Украинская правда»
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"Brochure about the Fund (New York, 1991)" . 1991.
Archived from the original on 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2023-07-20 .
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"Report of the Standing Committee on Social Policy of the Odesa City Council on May 17, 2000" .
Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2023 . (in Russian)
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"На шляху до громадянського суспільства" . Одеські Вісті - газета Одеської обласної ради . 2015-10-10. Archived from
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"В борьбе за созидание гражданского общества и украинского правового государства" . Общественно - политическая газета "СЛОВО" .
Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2019-08-23 . (in Russian)
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"Институт демократии и прав человека: 15 лет в борьбе за права человека | Институт экономических стратегий" . www.inesnet.ru (in Russian).
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Decree of President of Ukraine
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"РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ" . zakon.rada.gov.ua .
Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23 . (in Ukrainian)
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"Сканировать1.JPG" . Google Docs .
Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2019-08-23 . (in Ukrainian)
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«Мы и Конституция» (вступительня статья к книге первой «Комментарий к Конституции Украины»)
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«Президент — адвокат народа». — Газета «Голос Украины», № 181 от 3.10. 2002 г. (in Russian)
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Конституционная реформа: цели, алгоритм, формы реализации. Газета «День» № 183 от 24.10.2007 г.
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Проект Хартии города Одессы. — Газета «ЮГ», № 106,107 от 20.07.1999 г. (in Russian)
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Проект Закона Украины «О гражданском обществе в Украине». — Газета «Голос Украины», № 187 от 11.10.2002 г. (in Russian)
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Проект Конституции Украины в новой редакции (in Russian)
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«Право на восстание». — Газета «2000» от 14.02.2014 г.
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"House with an angel"
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сайт «Украинский выбор»
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