{"id":4034,"date":"2015-04-23T13:37:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T13:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cedem.org.ua\/?page_id=4034"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:33:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:33:55","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cedem.org.ua\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM)<\/strong> is a think and act tank that has been working in the Ukrainian public sector since 2005, focusing on developing independent media, civil society and establishing the rule of law in Ukraine. The mission of CEDEM is to promote the development of a society of active and responsible citizens.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The organization was founded as the Institute of Media Law NGO on February 1, 2005 by media lawyers Taras Shevchenko, Ihor Rozkladay and Tetyana Oleksiyuk. Its activities were aimed at promoting societal development through impartial, professional media expertise, drafting and implementing quality media legislation, fostering media education, judicial protection of journalists’ and citizens’ rights, and safeguarding freedom of speech and fundamental human rights. In 2016, the Institute of Media Law<\/strong> changed its name to the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM), summarizing changes in its structure, areas, and scope of activity over the past years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Our mission<\/b> is to foster the development of a society of active and responsible citizens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Our values <\/b>include responsibility, proactivity, efficiency, and impartiality. In pursuing our mission and adhering to our values, we focus our activities in three main areas: independent media, civil society development, and the rule of law.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

With this end, CEDEM:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n