President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Olha Reshetylova (Kobylynska) as the Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and Family Members of Soldiers, UNN reports.
"I have signed a decree appointing Olha Reshetylova (Kobylynska) as the Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and Family Members of Our Soldiers. Olha is a well-known, experienced and effective Ukrainian human rights activist. She has already done a lot to build our state institutions and support Ukrainians," Zelensky said.
According to him, the main task now is to prepare a draft law on the military ombudsman and all the necessary systemic foundations for the work of this institution together with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and civil society.
"Our soldiers must receive effective tools to protect their rights, and there must be a real modernization of human resources management in the Defense Forces of Ukraine. I am grateful to everyone who helps in this," the President summarized.
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Currently, Reshetylova heads the Media Initiative for Human Rights, which has been consistently promoting the idea of creating a military ombudsman for several years.