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Ukrainian Parliament Human Rights Committee commenced its activity by representing meeting in the Kherson region of Ukraine

editor — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:52:01 +0000

At the meeting carried at the Governor Building of Kherson, the committee’s work plan for the region has discussed. Besides, members of the Ukrainian Parliament Human Rights Committee discussed the problems faced by Crimean residents and internal refugees who had to move to the main part of Ukraine from occupied Crimea.

National leader of the Crimean Tatars, Ukrainian Deputy Mustafa Jemilev, President of the Crimean Tatar National Assembly (Majlis) Refat Cubarov, Deputy of Ukraine, Vice President of Majlis Ahtem Ciygoz, Delegate of the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar people, Ukrainian Deputy Rustem Umerov, Ukrainian deputies Taras Tarasenko and Oleksiy Kuznetsov, Permanent Representative of Ukraine for Crimea Anton Korinevic, United Nations Development Program Representative for Ukraine Dafina Gercheva and representatives from the various human rights organizations have attended to the mentioned meeting.

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13/02/2020

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Plight of Syrian women in focus at Ukrainian parliament

editor — Sat, 19 May 2018 09:43:45 +0000

A delegation of an all-women international convoy highlighted human rights abuses against Syrian women during a roundtable Wednesday at the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv.

The roundtable was chaired by Ukrainian deputy Olga Bogomolets, who invited the Conscience Convoy delegation to Kyiv, and attended by representatives from several countries including Turkey, the Netherlands, Japan, France, Portugal and South Korea as well as mothers of victims of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine has been mired in a devastating conflict in its eastern regions since March 2014, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea after an illegal independence vote.

The warring parties signed a cease-fire in February 2015, but the fighting continued, claiming more than 10,000 lives, according to the UN.

The UN General Assembly voted to proclaim the Russian annexation illegal. Along with many UN member countries, the U.S., EU and Turkey also do not recognize Crimea as Russian territory

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More than 6,700 women -- over 400 of them young girls -- are still living in prisons run by Syrian regime forces, according to a statement by the Conscience Convoy.

The international Conscience Convoy, which calls itself the "voice of oppressed women in Syria," on March 6 embarked on a three-day journey with 55 buses from Istanbul that ended in Hatay, Turkey, near the Syrian border, with a final rally attended by over 10,000 women to mark International Women's Day.

Women from over 50 countries including Syria, Ukraine, Chile, Palestine, Iraq, Britain, East Turkestan, Brazil, Malaysia, Pakistan, Kuwait and Qatar addressed the large crowd at a fairground in Antakya, Hatay.

The convoy included women from all creeds and professions such as civil representatives, lawyers, academics, artists, athletes and housewives.

Bogomolets participated in the Conscience Convoy on its three-day journey in Turkey in March.

She said it is important to raise awareness in Ukraine on the situation of Syrian women as mothers of victims who lost their lives in the conflict in the county’s east can relate to their pain and show solidarity.

Speaking about her experiences with the convoy, Bogomolets praised the unity of women for women and pledged her support for further steps of the initiative.

Nalan Dal, spokesperson of the Conscience Convoy, said the Syrian crisis has entered its eighth year and continues to expose Syrians to suffering.

Dal said the Syrian detainees are referred to as "forgotten women" in Assad regime prisons who are exposed to torture and sexual assault, stating that it is everyone’s moral responsibility to show solidarity with these women.

Addressing the participants of the roundtable, Dal asked those present to include the suffering of women and young girls imprisoned by the Syrian regime and the work of the Conscience Convoy in their agendas.

Dima Moussa, a Syrian lawyer, and Munira Subasic, head of the Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa, also addressed the roundtable as part of the Conscience Convoy delegation.

Reports of the Conscience Convoy, which include testimonies of former Syrian detainee women, were also distributed.

Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since 2011 when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.

Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, according to the UN.

Source: AA

19/05/2018

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Religious organizations granted right to establish secondary schools

editor — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 08:22:17 +0000

On June 2, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the Law “On amendments to some laws of Ukraine regulating the establishment of educational institutions by religious organizations”. It entitles the religious organizations, whose regulations (provisions) have been registered according to established procedure, to establish educational institutions (primary, secondary, after-school, vocational and higher institutions).

The respective draft bill has been registered under No. 1447. It was drawn up by the MPs of the Popular Front faction: Pavlo Unguryan, Lilia Hrynevych and Victor Yelenskyy. According to the parliament website, the bill was supported by 237 deputies.

Before voting on the bill in the first reading, Chair of the Committee on Science and Spirituality Lilia Hrynevych said:“Today, any person, any citizen is entitled to establish their own private educational institution, and religious organizations are devoid of this right! This is a result of our post-Soviet interpretation of the separation of church and stateprinciple. Yes, the state has no right to interfere in church matters, and the church should not interfere in state matters, but they may interact. This interaction isthe most successful in the world in education area,” the deputy says.

Note that for the first time the initiative regarding the rights of religious organizations to establish general educational institutions emerged in the 90s of XX century. Then the first such educational institutions appeared, being establishedby charitable foundations or individuals. Today there are dozens of schools belonging to different faiths, but their official founders are not religious organizations. Many times, similar bills, while supported by members of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and religious organizations, were obstructed at the level of MPs or government. The supported bill was registered in Parliament in December 2014.

Source: RISU

11/06/2015

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