On September 15th, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America approved a statement regarding the newly passed law in Ukraine which would grant the authorities extraordinary powers to place an outright ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, depriving millions of Ukrainian citizens of their internationally guaranteed rights to religious freedom … Read more
The following letter was distributed to a list of recipients in Washington DC by Robert Amsterdam of Amsterdam & Partners LLP in response to a series of false claims and disinformation issued by Steven Moore, an activist with the Ukraine Freedom Project. A full PDF of the annexes is available to download here. 30 August … Read more
Metropolitan Theodosius of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has spent the last several years under constant pressure from the Ukrainian secret police, who have detained him on multiple occasions, raided his home and office four times, and issued bogus, politically motivated charges against him. Today he published an opinion article in the Times of London … Read more
The following press release was circulated to media today: LONDON, AUGUST 20, 2024 – Today Draft Law 8371 has passed its second reading in Ukraine’s parliament. Once the bill has been signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, it will pass into law, marking a dark new chapter for human rights in Ukraine, says Robert Amsterdam, an … Read more
he following press release from Amsterdam & Partners LLP was circulated to media outlets today: LONDON, AUGUST 19, 2024 – Earlier this week President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky released a statement on YouTube purporting to indicate that he secured an “endorsement” from the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations in support of Draft Law … Read more
The following press statement from Robert Amsterdam was issued to global media outlets today: The Ukrainian Government is making its final preparations to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). As part of these efforts, a delegation of Ukrainian officials visited Türkiye this week for meetings with His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. … Read more
The following letter from UOC lawyer Robert Amsterdam was sent to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on August 6, 2024 warning of his potential violations of international law and application of war crimes. The letter was copied to relevant officials in the United States, the European Union, and United Nations, includes leaked internal documents showing how members … Read more
On May 3rd, 2024, the lawyers for the Ukrainian Parliament, the Main Legal Department of the Supreme Council of Ukraine (the ‘Legal Department’), provided a legal assessment of Draft Bill 8371(the ‘Law’), a law aiming to ban the religious practices of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (“UOC”). This report on their findings was prepared by Amsterdam … Read more
The following press release was distributed to media today. Lawyers for Ukrainian Orthodox Church Warn of Impending Crackdown Following Peace Conference “Zelensky is ‘pursuing peace’ while jailing priests,” says UOC lawyer Robert Amsterdam LONDON, JUNE 14, 2024 – The international legal team representing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has announced that it has received intelligence … Read more
The following press release was distributed to media today. LONDON, MAY 22, 2024 – Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer acting on behalf of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), has today issued an open letter to the current President of the United Nations Security Council, His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique. The … Read more