Ukraine is strengthening its efforts in the
fight against racism and intolerance, Chair of the European Commission against
Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) Eva Smith Asmussen said at a roundtable in Kyiv
on Thursday, UKRINFORM reports.
Speaking about clauses of
the commission's third report on Ukraine, the participants in the
roundtable pointed to positive results in the activities of the country's
highest authorities in the field of interethnic relations. In particular,
commission member Baldur Kristjansson paid attention to the ratification by
Ukraine of Protocol No.12 to the European Convention on Human Rights, and the
European Convention on Nationality.
Moreover, a program for
supporting Rom Gypsies in the field of employment, healthcare, and the
improvement of their housing conditions, has been drafted in the country. The
institution of the human rights commissioner monitored the situation with
national minorities, and full-fledged work is being conducted by the State
Committee for Nationalities and Religions, a body considering statements from
refugees and actively hindering any attempts to demonstrate racism, xenophobia,
anti-Semitism, and intolerance.
The participants in a
professional debate, involving scientists and public figures from Ukraine and the
ECRI, are considering the possibilities of a more detailed drafting of some
acts of anti-discriminatory legislation, as well as the current practice of the
court accompaniment of the implementation of the existing legal norms.
The ECRI is the Council of
Europe's independent human rights monitoring body specialized in combating
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and intolerance.
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