UPR Sexual Rights Database

National Report:
Para 93) The Labour Code of Ukraine was amended in 2015 to specifically prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment and occupation.
Para 94) In 2016, the Ministry of Health abolished its Order No. 60, which foresaw an extensive psychiatric observation of transgender people before undergoing gender reassignment surgery. Instead, the new Order No. 1041 foresees a procedure, in which the extent of the surgical operation is defined by the transgender person.

UN Compilation:
Para 13) ... the HR Committee raised concern about the absence of sexual orientation and gender identity as prohibited grounds for discrimination.
Para 17) The United Nations country team noted that, in 2015, Ukraine had adopted labour legislation prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, although no criminal sanctions had been foreseen.

Stakeholder Summary:
Para 20) Several stakeholders, while noting that the amendments to the anti-discrimination legislation in 2014 had brought several improvements, expressed concern that the list of protected grounds did not explicitly mention sexual orientation or gender identity. JS15 noted that Parliament voted for the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected grounds into the Labour Code. However, Parliament was working on a new version of the Labour Code which did not contain sexual orientation and gender identity among the list of protected grounds. It added that there were no clear mechanisms for filing complaints about discrimination in employment.

National Report:
Para 39) Ukraine recognizes that domestic violence, a concept defined in law in the country, is a pressing problem. Accordingly, in September 2008 amendments were made to certain legislative acts with a view to refining the legislation on combating domestic violence. The relevant acts stipulate that, if a person commits an act of domestic violence after receiving an official warning as to the inadmissibility of such conduct, he or she must be referred to a crisis centre to undergo a programme of therapy.

Para 41) To raise awareness among militia officers of issues relating to the safeguarding of equal rights and opportunities for women and men and the prevention of domestic violence, between 2010 and 2011 the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted a number of joint activities with UNDP. As part of those efforts, 690 training courses were held for neighbourhood militia officers in all regions of Ukraine on the organization of domestic violence prevention work.

Para 42) With a view to the implementation of measures to prevent domestic violence, in 2010 the Government approved a plan of action for the conduct of a national "Stop violence!" campaign covering the period up to 2015. There are 67 telephone helplines offering psychological counselling services to assist victims of violence.

Para 43) A network of institutions has been established to help families with children and citizens who are in difficulty, including victims of domestic violence; it comprises 21 sociopsychological assistance centres, 4 medical and social rehabilitation centres for victims of violence, and centres working with women and refuges. These institutions provide psychological, social, socioeducational, sociomedical, information and legal services to persons in difficulty.

National Report:
Para 130) In order to fully implement CoE Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, a draft law (Registration No. 6588 dated 15.06.17) on amendments to: the CC with aim to establish criminal liability for crimes related to the sexual exploitation of children; the CPC concerning procedural peculiarities of proceedings involving a child witness and victims of sexual crimes; ..., was developed.

UN Compilation:
Para 74) The [UN country] team noted that Ukrainian legislation did not define sexual exploitation or contain a specific definition of child pornography.

Stakeholder Summary:
Para 52) JS17 noted that the national legislation on sexual exploitation was not harmonized with the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse ratified in 2012.
Para 74) JS1 stated that child pornography was yet to be defined in national legislation.