Dmytro Lubinets
Дмитро Лубінець · also Lubinets, Лубінець, Ombudsman
Ukraine's Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), born in 1981, in office since July 1, 2022; English Wikipedia lists him as incumbent as of October 2026.
Lubinets was born on July 4, 1981, in Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast. He was a member of parliament from 2014 to 2022 and chaired parliament's human rights committee from 2019 to 2022. On July 1, 2022, parliament elected him human rights commissioner with 250 votes, succeeding Liudmyla Denisova. English Wikipedia still listed him as incumbent in October 2026.
According to LIGA.net, he told parliament on May 13, 2026, that in 2025 he had received more than 6,000 complaints about violations during mobilization, the most pressing issue he faced that year, and that complaints about mobilization violations by the Territorial Centres of Recruitment and Social Support (TCC) were 333 times the 2022 level. He said the use of balaclavas, unlawful force and beatings was continuing, and demanded a working group at the Defence Ministry that would include him.
Sources
- Dmytro Lubinets (Wikipedia (English), accessed 2026-10-24)
- Complaints about violations during mobilization increased 333 times compared to 2022 – Ombudsman (LIGA.net, accessed 2026-10-24)
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