 Disproportionate use of force by law enforcement during apprehension, as well as use of force towards apprehended persons showing no resistance to law enforcement officers;  Failure to provide medical assistance to apprehended persons with visible injuries in a timely manners;  Failure to inform/inform in a timely manner center for free secondary legal aid on apprehension of persons;  Failure to inform apprehended persons on their rights following apprehension;  Failure to inform close relatives, family member or other persons in accordance with the person’s choice on the fact of apprehension and whereabouts;  Ill-treatment of journalists. On 6 February 2014, a letter was sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on informing the Commissioner on the results of internal investigation of the fact of ill-treatment of Maydan activist Mykhaylo Havrylyuk by police on 22 January 2014 at Hrushevskoho Street in Kyiv. During 2014, due to several replacements of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the Commissioner sent three sets of materials on violations of human rights and freedoms during the Revolution of Dignity for proper investigation. In early February 2015, a working meeting took place with participants including the head of the Special Proceedings Directorate of the Main Directorate of Investigations of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and a representative of the Commissioner, investigators and staff of the Department of Special Proceedings of the Secretariat of the Commissioner. The meeting included identification of cooperation mechanisms and provision of generalized information on pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings. State of response to the Commissioner’s acts by the prosecution authorities On 17 February 2015, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine informed the Commissioner that information on illegal and excessive use of force and special gear by Berkut special unit officials on 30 November and 1 December 2013 at Maydan Nezalezhnosti and Bankova Street in Kyiv was recorded into the Integrated registry of pre-trial investigations (hereinafter - ERDR) on 2 December 2013 under article 365§2 of the CC of Ukraine. In addition, on 3 December 2013 information on illegal actions by law enforcement officials accompanied by physical force and aimed at obstructing lawful activities of the media on 1 December 2013 during public gatherings in the center of Kyiv was included into the ERDR under article 171§1 of the CC of Ukraine. On 5 December 2013, information on physical injuries inflicted by Berkut officials to citizen Z. at Bankova Street on 1 December 2013 was included into the ERDR. Currently, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine is conducting pre-trial investigation into the above events. In the framework of pre-trial investigation, the prosecution presented notices on suspicion to 19 law enforcement officials. 14