Employment of PIC Member: Executive Director at Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR)

📋 Instance Information

Date:
January 1, 2022
Event:
Employment of Tetiana Katrychenko as PIC member (third composition)
Location:
Kyiv, Ukraine
Venue Type:
Institutional
Severity:
MEDIUM
Verified:
✓ Yes
Verified Date:
April 26, 2026

🎯 Position at Time of Violation

Position: Executive Director at Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR)

💬 The Statement

"The PIC systematically applies integrity criteria that treat connections to occupied Crimea — travel, property, family ties — as equivalent to connections with the Russian Federation, effectively treating sovereign Ukrainian territory as foreign territory in official assessments. "

Context: CrimeaWatch analysis of the PIC's Crimea-recognition methodology and its implications for employer organizations

📄 Full Details

Background#

Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) employs Tetiana Katrychenko as Executive Director. Tetiana Katrychenko serves as a member of the Public Integrity Council (third composition).

The PIC’s Crimea-Recognition Methodology#

The Public Integrity Council applies integrity criteria that treat connections to occupied Crimea — including travel, property ownership, and family ties on the peninsula — as equivalent to connections with the Russian Federation. This methodology operates on the unstated premise that Crimea is under Russian jurisdiction.

Institutional Tolerance#

Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR)’s continued employment of Tetiana Katrychenko during their PIC membership constitutes institutional tolerance of participation in a body whose methodology contradicts Ukraine’s constitutional framework regarding its territorial integrity.

The PIC’s treatment of Crimea as equivalent to Russia contradicts Ukraine’s Constitution (Articles 2, 73, 133–134), the Law on the Temporarily Occupied Territory (2014), and UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262 (2014). Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) has not publicly addressed this contradiction.

🔎 Evidence