Ukraine

Article 350² lists the persons who can apply to the court for a restraining order, which means a judicial measure that temporarily restricts rights or imposes obligations on a perpetrator of domestic violence and is aimed at ensuring the victim's safety. For example, the court may order a ban on staying in the common residence with the victim of domestic violence; prohibition to approach within a specified distance to the victim’s place of residence, study, work, or other frequently visited locations; prohibition to contact the victim.

Article 350⁵ of the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine stipulates that the applicant and the interested persons should participate in the court’s decision to grant a restraining order. If the applicant is subjected to threats of the further discrimination or violence, the case may be considered without the applicant’s participation. If a duly notified an offender does not appear, their absence shall not interfere with the decision to issue a restraining order.

The applicant alleged that the police authorities had mistreated him and there had been no effective investigation into his complaints. Police officers arrested the applicant on suspicion of extortion. The officers took him to the police station, where he was questioned. While in the custody of the police, they called an ambulance for the applicant as he was complaining of kidney pains. As a result, the applicant underwent treatment at the hospital for a ruptured kidney, craniocerebral trauma, and post-traumatic nearsightedness.