On June 13 a joint briefing of the Minister of Justice of Ukraine Pavlo Petrenko and director of the Human Rights and Justice Program Initiative of International Renaissance Foundation Roman Romanov on the development of the legal aid system in Ukraine was held.

Faced with the incompetence and dismissive attitude of the recruiting officer, a soldier in the reserve did not obey a stupid order and decided to protect his rights. The staff of Cherkasy office of the Legal Development Network helped fight for justice.

On November 27-28, 2016 Vinnytsia hosted the Legal Development Network. These two days were time for learning, development and professional growth for members of the network of offices in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Kyiv and Volyn regions.