14 August 2012, 10:39
According to the Committee?s working plan, the bill on principles of preventing discrimination in Ukraine (Reg.No.10468) shall be scrutinized in the second reading.
According to the document, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada as a basis on June 5, 2012, discrimination is a decision, acts or omissions aimed at limiting or granting privileges to a certain person or a group of persons on grounds of their race, skin color, political, religious and other beliefs, sex, age, ethnic and social origin, marital status, place of residence, language or other reasons if they make recognition and exercise of equal rights and liberties of a human and a citizen impossible. The bill recognizes direct and indirect discrimination, incitement to discrimination and harassment. The subjects endowed with powers to prevent and fight discrimination shall be the Verkhovna Rada, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada, the Cabinet of Ministers and other governmental bodies, governing institutions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, local self-government authorities and non-governmental organizations.
The bill aims at implementation of goals stipulated by the Action Plan regarding liberalization of the EU visa regime for Ukraine adopted during the Ukraine EU summit (November 22, 2012, Brussels, the Kingdom of Belgium).
The Committee plans to hold a round table discussion "Legislative support of further development of the Ombudsman institution in Ukraine" in November this year.