Amnesty International Urges Ukraine Authorities to Stop Harassment of Trade Union Activist

Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International has urged the Ukraine authorities to stop the harassment of a trade union activist who remains in hiding after a court ordered him to undergo a forced psychiatric examination last week. "There is a very real concern that Andrei Bondarenko will be subjected to a forced psychiatric examination because of his legitimate trade union and human rights activities," said Heather McGill Amnesty International's expert on Ukraine.A court in Vinnytsya, south west Ukraine on October 29 granted the order for