Nina Ivanivna Karpachova ( uk, Ніна Іванівна Карпачова; born 12 August 1957) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician. She was the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights from 1998 until 2012.

Early life and career

Karpachova attended

Kyiv University Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...

and completed a post-graduate course of the Academy of Social Sciences in Moscow (1991).

Political career

Election

She was elected a deputy in the Ukrainian

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(Ukraine's parliament) in 1994 for the 28th single-member electoral district in the

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, representing

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Human rights

Soon after her election, she was appointed deputy head of Verkhovna Rada committee for human rights, national minorities and international relations. Karpachova has been active in adopting international human rights standards into national legislation. Karpachova has headed a number of governmental and parliamentary delegations of Ukraine at international and European conferences on human rights issues. In 1995 she coordinated parliamentary hearings for Ukraine's ratification process of the

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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. On her initiative the National Centre of the Adoption of Orphan Children was established in 1996 under the Ministry of Education.

Legislation

Karpachova is the author of four draft laws adopted by the Verkhovna Rada: * Adoption of Orphan Children (part of the Marriage and Family Code) * Judicial Procedure of the Adoption of Orphan Children (part of the Civil Procedure Code) * Law on the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights * Article 1241 of Criminal Code, establishing criminal liability for trafficking in human beings

Influence

Karpachova is one of the most influential woman in Ukraine according to the Ukrainian magazine

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. She placed among the top 10 most influential women in 2006, 2009, and 2010.рейтинг влиятельных женщин Украины
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References

External links

Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
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