Advocacy Association 'Nayvyshchyi Standart'
β οΈ Violation Context
Advocacy Association ‘Nayvyshchyi Standart’ employs Eduard Myelkykh (Head), who serves as a member of the Public Integrity Council of Ukraine (second composition). The PIC systematically applies integrity criteria equating connections to occupied Crimea with connections to the Russian Federation. Eduard Myelkykh was among the 15 members who unanimously voted on December 16, 2020 to adopt revised Indicators formally equating Crimea with Russia.
Ukrainian Law Violations (applicable through institutional tolerance):#
- Constitution of Ukraine, Article 2 β Territory of Ukraine is indivisible and inviolable.
- Constitution of Ukraine, Articles 73, 133β134 β Crimea is defined as an integral part of Ukraine.
ποΈ About
Advocacy Association ‘Nayvyshchyi Standart’#
Employer of a PIC member participating in the Crimea-recognition methodology
Advocacy Association ‘Nayvyshchyi Standart’ is documented on CrimeaWatch because its head, Eduard Myelkykh, served on the Public Integrity Council (second composition) and was among the 15 who unanimously voted on December 16, 2020 to adopt Indicators equating Crimea with Russia β the body whose methodology treats occupied Crimea as equivalent to Russian territory.
Why This Profile Exists#
The head of an advocacy association whose name translates to ‘Highest Standard’ voted to adopt integrity criteria that contradict constitutional standards on Ukraine’s territorial integrity β a paradox embedded in the organization’s very name.
Summary#
Advocacy Association ‘Nayvyshchyi Standart’ is documented on this site for its institutional tolerance of Eduard Myelkykh’s participation in the PIC’s Crimea-recognition methodology. As one of the 15 voters on December 16, 2020, Eduard Myelkykh’s participation was not passive association but active institutional action contradicting Ukraine’s constitutional framework.
βΉοΈ What Else We Know
Key Personnel Documented on This Site#
- Eduard Myelkykh β Head; PIC member (second composition); voted December 16, 2020
