In the center of the Ukrainian capital city of Kiev continuing mass protests of citizens against President Viktor Yanukovych. Protesters demand the continuation of the process of Ukraine’s integration with the European Union and punish the perpetrators of the bloody dispersal of peaceful protest November 30, 2013.
Category: Society
Restriction of civil rights
The Ukrainian government is trying to limit the rights of Ukrainian citizens in rallies and demonstrations. Parliament is considering a law that provides for a permit from the authorities to conduct civic actions. At the same time, the acting Constitution of Ukraine requires only notifies the government of mass actions. Now ban rallies and demonstrations can only court, not the government.