In advertising, statements including gender and other types of discrimination are prohibited. The law defines “discriminatory advertising” as advertising that contains or uses discriminatory statements and/or images of gender, race, skin color, political, religious, and other beliefs, age, or other characteristics of a person and/or group of persons.
Parliamentary control over the observance of human rights and freedoms, including gender equality, is implemented by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights as enshrined in the Law of Ukraine "On the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights." The purpose of the Commissioner’s parliamentary control is to prevent discrimination in exercising human rights and freedoms. When applying to the Commissioner, there are no privileges or restrictions based on gender, race, color, religion, or other grounds.
In the report, the experts drew attention to the fact that only 15% of law enforcement officers identify child witnesses as victims of domestic violence.
This 2021 Report from JurFem (Report on the results of judicial practice “On the application of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)”) contains analyzes courts’ application of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (“Istanbul Convention”) in domestic violence cases delivered
This report by the NGOs Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, The Tenth of April, and LEGALIFE-UKRAINE presents the results of a survey conducted among women involved in the sex industry. The experts draw attention to the fact that no direct international legal commitments on regulating commercial sex have been implemented in Ukrainian legislation. Sex work is currently illegal. Paid provision of sexual services in Ukraine is considered an administrative offense and carries a fine.
The report features quantitative and qualitative indicators of crimes committed in Ukraine in 2022 on the grounds of homophobia and transphobia taking into account the ongoing war. A total of 77 cases were documented, of which 31 cases were war crimes committed by the Russian occupiers and 2 cases happened to Ukrainian LGBTIQ refugees abroad.
The report, among other things, draws attention to some specific issues that people in the LGBTQ community have been facing in connection with Russia’s invasion. In particular, conscription into the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of the mobilization is one of the most pressing issues amid the war. Per the Regulation on Medical Examination for Military Service, gender dysphoria are grounds for doctors to rule the person unfit for military service and exclude that person from military service.
Article 178 of the Labor Code provides for the right of pregnant women and women with children under the age of three to request that their employer reduce the woman’s production and service rates, or transfer her to easier work in order to avoid dangerous conditions while maintaining her pay from her original position. At the same time, the woman must provide her employer with an appropriate medical documentation confirming the pregnancy and the impossibility of performing the original work.
Article 179 of the Code of Labor Laws establishes that women shall be granted a paid maternity leave for 70 calendar days before childbirth and for 56 calendar days after childbirth, counting from the day of childbirth. A positive step in gender policy is the adoption of the Law of Ukraine 'On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts Concerning Ensuring Equal Opportunities for Mothers and Fathers to Care for a Child'.
Article 56 of the Labor Code stipulates the employer's obligation to set part-time working hours for certain categories of employees, including (i) pregnant women; (ii) women with children under the age of 14 and/or a child with a disability; (iii) women caring for a sick family member. The scope of their labor rights is not limited; such women still have the right to a full-time vacation and social benefits. For part-time work days, a person is paid in proportion to the time worked. Article 60-1 provides for the right of pregnant women and women with children to choose to work from home.
