Despite some positive shifts, position with human rights in Ukraine remains unfavourable. To such conclusion the American human rights organisation Human Rights Watch in the report which has been published on Wednesday in New York has come.
Main problems of Ukraine in it name attacks on representatives of national minorities, inability of the authorities to master epidemic ViCh/SpIda, animosities to refugees, informs radio «Freedom».
Among positive changes in Ukraine Human Rights Watch names introduction of reform of system of criminal justice. As a result law-enforcement agencies began to observe is better procedural requests and to concern arrested persons with mental problems.
However in Ukraine and further tortures behind a lattice, corruption, and a judicial system weak are extended wilful detention.
According to the American legal experts, in Ukraine there is no accurate migratory policy, and the law concerning refugees rigid enough. Only 3 % of those who asks protection in Ukraine, receive such shelter.
In the State Committee on nationalities and migration have prepared the administration bill for situation improvement but while the old law operates. So that in 2009 Ukraine continued to refuse the status of the refugee to Chechens, without recognising war by the proper basis for refuge granting.
Ukraine also deported citizens of other states, despite protests of the Supreme commissariat of the United Nations on businesses of refugees and breaking the own law about refugees.
Human Rights Watch notices that in Ukraine in 2009 attacks on migrants, refugees, foreign students, rums, other people of not slavic appearance proceeded.
To Ukraine advise to enter accurate legal responsibility for crimes on racial soil, and to victims of such crimes to open proper access to justice.
Observers consider that discriminate in Ukraine and the Crimean Tatars — in an agrarian question, access to formation and a native language.
As a positive legal experts notice that the Ukrainian government has expanded access of a HIV-infected of Ukrainians to antivirus therapies, and narcodependent — to therapy on replacement of drugs under medical supervision, though scales of such programs less necessary.
Human Rights Watch also notices that ten thousand HIV-infected and Ukrainians sick of a cancer suffer, as cannot receive anaesthetising, access rules to which are strict enough in Ukraine.
Concerning a freedom of speech, the American observers pay compliments advancement in investigation of murder of journalist George Gongadze and arrest of general Alexey Pukach which suspect of participation in the crime order.
On the other hand, indignation of legal experts has caused consideration in the Supreme Rada in June, 2009 of a bill about protection of public morals. There are fears that such document can begin to get an occasion criminal cases against journalists, after all the concept «public morals» can be treated widely enough and subjectively.
On materials: Radio Freedom, the Ukrainian truth