Council of Europe recommends Ukraine implement anti-discrimination recommendations

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) said this in a report published on Tuesday, June 2, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"In its report on Ukraine (fifth monitoring cycle) published on 19 September 2017, ECRI strongly recommended that sexual orientation and gender identity are specifically included as grounds in Article 161(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code as well as in all the aggravated forms of offences and the general provisions on aggravating circumstances under Article 67(1)(3), " the report reads.

The second recommendation to the Ukrainian authorities was to waive court fees in cases of Roma seeking to prove their identity for the purpose of obtaining personal identification documents.

ECRI should monitor the implementation of the two recommendations not later than two years following the publication of the report.

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