06 September 2012, 12:53
Under the law, 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 law 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 respective bill was registered under No.10468.