10 Facts About Yevgen Zakharov

Yevgen Yukhymovych Zakharov was born on 12 November 1952 and is a Ukrainian human rights activist and member of the Ukrainian PEN.

Yevgen Zakharov is a chairman of the board of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, Director of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group.

Yevgen Zakharov was an activist in the dissident movement of the 1970s and 1980s.

Since February 1997 Yevgen Zakharov is an executive director of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, editor-in-chief of the weekly Prava Ludyny and quarterly Freedom of Expression and Privacy.

Yevgen Zakharov has participated in the law-protective movement since the 1970s.

In 1989, Yevgen Zakharov became co-chair of the Kharkiv Memorial, he held a position until 1992.

Yevgen Zakharov was appointed by the quota of the President of Ukraine.

Yevgen Zakharov's candidacy was supported by more than 340 non-governmental organizations in Ukraine and more than 120 international organizations.

Yevgen Zakharov was registered by the profile committee of the Verkhovna Rada as an official candidate for the position of the Commissioner for Human Rights.

Yevgen Zakharov's was referenced in 2008 Human Rights Reports: Ukraine.