On March 27, 2026, the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, together with the NGO “Center for Social and Labor Research”, moderated by Nataliia Fedorovych, held a round table: “Combating Domestic Violence in Ukraine: Identifying Key Gaps and Developing Specific Proposals to Eliminate Them.”
The participants are convinced that for the real realization of the rights of women and children who have suffered from domestic violence, they must be:
- spelled out in state programs and standards;
- included in the budgets of communities and regions;
- taken into account in policies at the national and local levels.
The event brought together representatives of ministries, judges, law enforcement officers, experts, and practitioners from leading regions (Kyiv, Lviv, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa regions), representatives of frontline regions (in particular, Donetsk OVA), scientists, lawyers, psychologists, and public organizations.
The following shared their speeches:
- Alla Blaga, Doctor of Laws, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Civil and Criminal Law and Process of the Black Sea National University named after Petra Mohyly, expert of the UNFPA project “Cities and Communities Free from Domestic Violence”;
- Natalia Bogdanova, head of the expert group on combating human trafficking, domestic violence, and gender equality of the Directorate for the Development of Social Services of the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine;
- Olexandr Farmagey, doctor of psychiatry, head of the Department of Physical and Mental Health of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine;
- Karine Ambartsumova, co-founder of the NGO “Osonnya”, expert of the Council of Europe;
- Tetiana Zotova, director of the Kyiv City Center for Gender Equality, Prevention and Counteraction to Violence,
- Yulia Zhukova, Deputy Director of the Department of Social and Family Policy of the Odessa Regional State Administration;
- Zolkina Liliya, Head of the Department of Family, Youth and Mass Events of National and Patriotic Education of the Donetsk Regional State Administration;
- Viktoria Chalova, Lieutenant Colonel of Police, Head of the Juvenile Prevention Department of the Preventive Activities Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Odessa Region;
- Natalia Korchynska, Chief Specialist of the Family Policy Sector of the Department of Social Services and Certain Privileged Categories of the Department of Social Protection of the Population of the Lviv Regional State Administration;
- Valentina Osadcha, Expert of the NGO “Center for Public Initiatives “Perspektyva””;
- Lina Galan, Head of the Department of Social Services for Family, Children, and Youth of the Lutsk City Council;
- Tetyana Slobozhenko, Head of the Children’s Service of the Boyar City Council of the Kyiv Region;
- Olexandra Mamonchyk, Deputy Head of the Department of Preventive Work and Control over Institutions of the Service for Children and Family of the Obolon District in Kyiv State Administration;
- Vasyl Tafiy, Director of the Municipal Institution “Center for Providing Social Services” of the Velykobychkiv Village Council of the Zakarpattia Region;
- Iryna Kozak, Judge of the Kyiv-Svyatoshyn District Court of the Kyiv Region;
- Roman Hrytsay, attorney, Ukrainian Bar Association;
- Andriy Labun, specialist of the expert group on combating human trafficking, domestic violence, and gender equality of the Directorate for the Development of Social Services of the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine;
- Vladislav Kozak, Head of the Department of Organization of Protection and Control of NaUKMA;
- Oleksandr Gordienko, Head of the Department of the Center for Leading Education of NaUKMA;
- Iryna Rukshina, Assistant Vice President of NaUKMA.
Together with experts, we analyzed the impact of the changes of 2024–2025, identified key gaps (lack of a unified register, standards of programs for abusers, high-quality statistics, lack of services for working with abusers in the classifier of social services, etc.), and developed specific proposals for their elimination.
Also valuable was the speech of the judge of the Kyiv-Svyatoshynskyi District Court, Iryna Kozak, who spoke in detail about the problems in court decisions in cases of domestic violence and suggested practical ways to solve them.
The CSLR conducts human rights protection activities, prepares recommendations and regulatory proposals so that the voice of the voices of the fearful were heard, and the defense was effective.