“Open Court” co-founder wearing a t-shirt that says “I am the law.” The slogan implies that every citizen, including lawmakers, is subject to the same laws. Image edited by Anna Poludenko-Young.
A group of Ukrainian activists got tired of waiting for the government to fight corruption in the court system and decided to take matters into their own hands. Their main weapons? YouTube, live streams, and legal expertise.
“The logic is pretty simple. Judges should not have anything to hide if they are not corrupt,” Stanislav Batryn, co-founder of the “Open Court” project, told Global Voices. If the courts claim to be …read more
Source: Global Voices
