METHODOLOGY MONITORING TIMEFRAME – APRIL-OCTOBER 2017 126 (9%) – in cases on administrative offences 9% 180 (13%) – in commercial cases 13% 18% 255 (18%) – in administrative cases 1,400 35% 495 (35%) – in criminal cases COURT HEARINGS ATTENDED 344 (25%) – in civil cases 25% 23 Special attention was paid to cases: CASES • with participation of national minorities; 51 • caused by the armed conflict in the East of Ukraine; • on corruption offences and offences related to corruption. CASE 78 CASES 55 (4%) court hearings – cassation instance and the Supreme Court of Ukraine 390 (28%) court hearings – appeal instance IN 15 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE AND THE CITY OF KYIV Report on the findings of the first trial monitoring programme in Ukraine 4% 955 (68%) court hearings – first instance 28% HEARINGS AT 145 COURTS VISITED 68% BY REGION 444 317 367 272 Central Western Eastern Southern 32% 23% 26% 19% 7

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