Adopted the Law of Ukraine on Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine (No. 5506), submitted by the President of Ukraine.
The draft law prepared in pursuance of paragraph 26 of subsection 3.3. 'Peace and dialogue' of Section 3. 'Reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories' of the Plan of the Legislative Work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for 2021, approved by the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of February 2, 2021 No. 1165-IX.
The purpose of the draft law is to determine the legal status of the indigenous peoples of Ukraine and to establish legal guarantees for the full possession of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons belonging to the indigenous peoples of Ukraine, established by the norms of international law, as well as provided for in the Constitution and laws of Ukraine.