EASTERN REGION In 94% of cases, when opening the court hearing, the court announced which case was being considered (above the nationwide average by 3%); in 87% of cases the presiding judge announced the composition of the court at the hearing (above nationwide average by 6%). In 98% of cases the monitors had no obstacles from the court in making audio recordings of the proceedings (matches the nationwide average rate). In 93% of cases, when a court judgement was supposed to be pronounced, the court did this publicly (below the nationwide average rate by 1%). In 70% of cases the judges in the eastern region were not interested in who else except the parties to the case came to the hearing (above nationwide average by 6%). PUBLICITY IN THE EASTERN REGION 3,9 -5 0 5 IMPARTIALITY OF THE COURT AND OBSERVANCE OF THE EQUALITY OF ARMS PRINCIPLE In 78% of cases the presiding judge informed the parties to the case of their right to demand the recusal of a judge (above nationwide average by 1%). In 93% of cases the monitors reported that the judge did not ignore the age, general level of development, psychological and physical status of the trial participants when explaining to them their procedural rights (below nationwide average by 2%). In 99% of cases the judge heard the arguments of the participants of the trial in all the cases when it was provided for by the procedural law (above nationwide average by 1%). In 99% of cases the judge paid attention to the arguments and motions of the parties in the case and did not turn them down without due justification (above nationwide average by 1%). Practically in 100% of cases the judge allowed the parties to get familiarized with documents and evidence in the case provided they filed respective motions (above nationwide average by 5%). The court did not restrict the parties in their right to participate in a court debate in those hearings where the debate took place (above nationwide average by 2%). In 99% of cases the monitors noted no instances of moral pressure on the trial participants in the course of the hearing of the case (above the nationwide average rate by 1%). In 99% of cases the court treated the parties impartially (above nationwide average by 1%). IMPARTIALITY OF THE COURT AND OBSERVANCE OF THE EQUALITY OF ARMS PRINCIPLE IN THE EASTERN REGION 4,6 -5 Report on the findings of the first trial monitoring programme in Ukraine 0 5 69