1.2. The League submits to the control in all its activities according to the Constitution of Ukraine, current legislation of Ukraine, and legislation of those countries on which territories it serves, and also by this Statute.

1.3. The League is founded and acts on the premise of voluntarism, equity of its members, self-governing, legality, and openness.

1.4. From the moment of itТs registration the League gains the status of legal entity, has an independent balance, becomes a partaker in the civil affairs, has its legal rights and responsibilities linked with its activities, has its bank accounts, seal, blank and letterheads with its own requisites, and symbols. The samples are to be approved by the Administration Board of the League. The symbolics of the League will be registered in accordance to the legislation.

1.5. The legal address of the Administration is: Ukraine, Kyiv, 93, Volodymyrska str., apt. 9.

1.6. The LeagueТs status is internationally accepted. The LeagueТs activities will extend to the territories of Ukraine, Bulgaria, and other States where its offices will be located.

1.7. Name:

- In Ukrainian - ¦¦цэрЁюфэр +Ёюьрфё№ър +Ёурэ¦чрЎ¦_ "¦¦цэрЁюфэр -¦ур чрїшёЄє яЁрт уЁюьрф_э +ъЁр+эш".

- In Russian - ¦хцфєэрЁюфэр_ +с•хёЄтхээр_ +ЁурэшчрЎш_ "¦хцфєэрЁюфэр_ -шур чр•шЄ_ яЁрт уЁрцфрэ +ъЁршэ_".

- In English - International Public Organization УInternational League for the Protection of Rights of Ukrainian CitizensФ.

In capitals:

- In the Ukrainian language - ¦++ У¦-¦-++Ф;

- In Russian - ¦++ "¦-¦-++";

- In English - IPO УILPRUCФ.

2.1. The general objective of LeagueТs activities is the alliance of efforts of LeagueТs members for the protection of the inalienable human rights and the constitutional rights of Ukrainians and other persons, who are being persecuted for political, racial, religious, or any other reasons, and protection of the common interests of the LeagueТs members.

2.2. The tasks of the League according to the order established by the current legislation are:

- to facilitate legal assistance for citizens within the sphere of legislation;

- to participate in granting financial help to extended families, invalids, loners, senior citizens - members of the League;

- to facilitate the humanitarian conditions of the detention of adolescents and adults in prisons;

- to provide protection of the inalienable rights of servicemen and members of their families;

- to grant financial help and loans to the members of the League;

- to organize improvement of health, treatment and rest for the members of the League;

- to provide protection of the inalienable rights of the law-enforcement bodiesТ personnel and members of their families, and provide for them a charitable, legal, and social help;

- to provide protection of the inalienable rights of servicemen and members of their families, and provide for them a charitable, legal, and social help.

- to provide legal, social, charitable and humanitarian help to the citizens of Ukraine, persons without citizenship, foreign citizens and persons, who gained status of refugee or migrant.

2.3. For the purpose of fulfilling of the StatuteТs tasks, according to the order established by current legislation, the League:

- takes part in the international actions to provide human rights protection;

- provides the extension of ideas among the population stated in the Human Rights Declaration, and other documents of the rights protection content;

- performs the necessary microeconomic and other commercial activities through foundation of self-sustained organizations with a status of legal entity, and also through foundation of the enterprises;

- offers suggestions to the governmental authorities concerning issues connected with LeagueТs activities;

- establishes mass media, publishes books, magazines, news-sheets, booklets through established publishing offices;

- takes part in promotion of the exhibitions, movie- and video-shows, lectures, and concerts;

- represents and protects its legal interests and interests of its members in the governmental and civil authorities in Ukraine as well as abroad.

3.1. Individuals and societies can become members of the League. Individual members may be Ukrainians, foreign citizens, and persons without citizenship who have reached 16 years of age, and who accept the Statute, take part in the fulfillment of tasks of the League, and pay the member fees.

Member societies of the League may be labour organizations of the enterprises, institutions, and organizations, which actively fulfill LeagueТs activities, and pay the member fees.

Individual members and member societies (through their agents) have equal rights and obligations.

3.2. In order to join the League, individual members must file a written application to the Administration Board of the League, and Administration Board will make a decision for authorization of membership.

3.3. Joining the League, member societies must file with the Administration of the League a resolution of the labour organization council from enterprise, institution, organization, but the public organizations must file a resolution of the superior body.

3.4. The voluntary separation from the League will be performed on the basis of personal resignation of the individual member with the following consideration of it by the Administration Board of the League.

Member societies depart from the League on the basis of the resolution of the labour organization council from the enterprise, institution, organization, but public organizations depart on the basis of resolution of the superior body with the following consideration of this resolution by the Administration Board of the League.

3.5. The Administration may eliminate individual members or member societies from the League on the basis of violation of this Statute.

The Administration Board of the League will consider the decision about elimination.

3.6. The rate of member fees, the payment procedure, and the due date will be determined by the Administration Board of the League.

3.7. Members of the League have the following rights:

- to elect and to be elected to the Administration Board of the League, to take part in the open forum at the assemblies and sessions on issues of activities of the League and its Administration Board, to offer suggestions for the improvement of work of the League;

- to apply to the Administration Board of the League for the protection of their interests.

3.8. Members of the League are obligated to take active part in the business of the League, to fulfill the tasks given by the Administration of the League, to fulfill the StatuteТs tasks of the League, and to pay the member fees on time.

3.9. After separation from the League the member fees will not be refunded.

4.1. The administrative bodies of the League are:

- Conference;

- President of the League;

- Vice-presidents;

- Administration Board of the League;

- Inspection Committee.

4.2. The highest body of the League is the Conference, which must be held no less than once a year. The highest body of the League is the Conference, which must be held no less than once a year. Date and provisional agenda of the Conference, and also the order of nomination of the delegates for the Conference, will be determined by the Administration Board.

Extraordinary Conference shall be assembled by:

- President,

- Chairman of the Administration Board, following the decision of the Administration Board;

- the suggestion of at least 1/3 of members of the League.

The special Conference must take place 1 month after such a resolution, or appropriate suggestion, or petition.

4.3 The Conference is considered to be valid, if more than 1/2 of the elected delegates are present.

4.4. The exclusive duties of the Conference are as follows:

- the ratification of LeagueТs Statute, making amendments and additions to it;

- election of the Administration BoardТs staff, the Inspection Committee, the President of the League, acceptance of the plans and reports of the Administration Board, and the Inspection Committee of the League;

- implementation of the right for property and accounts of the League;

- determination of general courses of activities of the League;

- liquidation and reorganization of the League;

- ratification of Terms of References for the President of the League, and the Inspection Committee.

4.5. Each delegate of the Conference has only one voice.

4.6. The decision at Conference will be accepted according to the majority of votes of the elected delegates, who are present.

4.7. The Chairman of the Administration Board shall be elected at the Conference to the office for 5 years term, and will carry on all necessary administrative and organizational responsibilities for the activities of the League.

The Chairman of Administration Board will distribute LeagueТs accounts according to the decisions of the Conference and the Administration Board, will open the bank accounts, and will sign the financial documents.

In case of absence of the Chairman of Administration Board of the League is absent, or has given a written charge, the functions of the Chairman of Administration Board of the League must take the President of the League, or the Deputy Chairmen from the Administration Board staff.

4.8. Between the Conferences the staff of the Administration Board of the League will be the managing body, to which must be elected 11 persons during the Conference for the 5 years term. The duties of the Administration Board are as follows:

- adoption of the decisions about assembling the Conference of the League, determination of agenda and order of delegation to the Conference;

- approving of the budget of the League;

- distribution of financial resources of the League and its property;

- adoption of the decisions on activities of the League for the fulfillment of the StatuteТs tasks in accordance to its duties;

- admission and elimination of individual members and member societies;

- adoption of the decision about the foundation of the self-sustained organizations, institutions, and enterprises, and adoption of Terms of References for them;

- determination of rate, terms, and orders for paying member fees;

- adoption of the decision concerning establishment (liquidation), registration of the local Agencies of the League, and ratification of their Statutes (Terms of References).

4.9. The sessions of the Administration Board of the League must be held once a month. The Chairman of Administration Board of the League must inform the members of the Administration Board about the date, venue, and provisional agenda of the session for at least a week before it will be held, by sending the invitations (via fax, telephone or e-mail).

4.10. The sessions are considered to be valid, when there are more than a half of the elected members are present. Decision is considered to be adopted, if more than one half of the present members of the Administration Board have adopted it.

4.11. The President of the League will be elected by the Conference for 5 years term, will perform a general management, and will provide the fulfillment of the StatuteТs tasks. President must report about his work exclusively to the Conference, and submit to the determined Terms of References, adopted by the Conference.

4.12. The President of the League and the Inspection Committee will control the activities of the League according to their duties.

4.13. The Inspection Committee of the League, including Chairman and members of the Committee, must be elected during the Conference as a group of 3 persons for the 5 years term. The Revision Committee is accounted in its activities exclusively to the Conference, and is submitted to the determined Terms of References, adopted by the Conference.

4.14. According to the PresidentТs or Administration BoardТs directives other bodies can be founded (such as Supervisory Board, Board of Trustees, ect.). The Terms of References for these bodies will be adopted by the Conference. Chairman and members of the Supervisory Board, Chairman and members of the Board of Trustees shall carry on their duties on the voluntary basis.

4.15. The local Agencies is the foundation of the League (further referred to as УAgenciesФ), that must be established by a group of at least 3 members of the League. The Agencies submitted in all their activities to their own Statutes (Terms of References), which will be adopted by their supreme bodies, and approved by the Administration Board of the League, and must not be contrary to the Statute of the League.

The Agencies will be registered according to the current legislation in order to obtain a status of a legal entity.

The Agencies without status of a legal entity will legalize their activities by reporting according to the legislation.

5.1. The League may possess accounts and other properties necessary to fulfill the StatuteТs activities.

5.2. The accounts of the League are formed from:

- the member fees;

- the unsolicited contributions, the gifts from the citizens and institutions, enterprises, and organizations from Ukraine as well as abroad;

- the contributions from business and commerce of enterprises, self-sustained institutions, and organizations founded by the League.

5.3. The League may possess buildings and structures, equipment, inventory, funds, and other properties necessary for financial support of the StatuteТs activities.

5.4. Costs, obtained by the League after settling the accounts with the budget according to the current legislation, will be used for the StatuteТs tasks, for the charity purposes, and for the support of the staff of the League.

5.5. According to the current legislation the League obtains rights on accounts and properties issued from the founders, members of the League, or government, from the member fees, from the citizenТs offerings, enterprises, institutions, and organizations, and also the League obtains rights on the property purchased on the accounts of the League, or other way which is not prohibited by the legislation of Ukraine.

5.6. The League has rights on the property and accounts obtained through business and commerce of the founded self-sustained institutions, organizations, and enterprises.

5.7. The League, its institutions, and organizations founded by the League must maintain the administrative records and accountings, and statistics, be registered at the National Tax Department, and contribute the payments to the budget according to the order and rate provisioned by the legislation.

6.1. The termination of activities of the League may be performed through its reorganization or liquidation (self-dismissal), uniting, or compulsive dismissal.

6.2. The reorganization of the League may be performed according to the decision of the Conference, if at least 2/3 of the present delegates have voted for it.

6.3. League may be liquidated according to the decision of the Conference of the League, if at least 2/3 of the delegates have voted for it, or according to the decision of the court.

6.4. The accounts and the other properties, even after liquidation of the League, can not be distributed between its members and be used for the fulfillment of StatuteТs tasks, or charity purposes. In cases, appointed by the Ukrainian legislation, accounts and other properties of the League will be considered as an income of the government according to the decision of a court.

Amendments and additions to the Statute will be made according to the decision of the Conference, which is eligible, at the open voting. The League will inform the legalizing body in terms established by the legislation about the changes that appeared in the StatuteТs documents.

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