You can complain to the Ombudsman if you believe that your human rights have been violated by Ukrainian state officials, institutions or private individuals.
However, there are some conditions which you have to take into account before submitting a complaint:
The Ombudsman cannot investigate cases which do not directly relate to human rights.
example The Ombudsman cannot investigate your application if your complaint is that the parliament has not adopted a certain law, or you believe that another private individual has damaged your good reputation.
The Ombudsman cannot investigate the decisions or actions of government agencies from other countries, international organizations.
You cannot complain about a violation of another person’s human rights, unless you have a right to represent that person.
example You can complain about the violation of another person’s human rights if you have been granted a power of attorney allowing you to do that or if you have a legal right to represent that person. For example, if you are a parent of a minor or you are a legal guardian.
The Commissioner does not consider those appeals that are being considered by the courts, and does not stop the already started consideration, if the interested person has filed a lawsuit, application or complaint to the court.