Human Rights Commissioner Dmitry Lubinets called negative statements and accusations against military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who communicate in the languages of national minorities “oppression.”
He wrote about this on Telegram.
The Ombudsman noted that men and women from different groups of society, different national communities, different religions and beliefs, different places of residence, etc. serve and protect Ukraine in the Armed Forces.
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Lubinets emphasized that behavior the purpose or consequence of which is to humiliate human dignity on certain grounds or to create a tense, hostile, offensive or dismissive atmosphere towards a person or group of people is harassment, a form of discrimination prohibited by current legislation.
“I personally contacted the relevant government authorities – the National Police of Ukraine, the SBU, the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting regarding checking the specified information and taking appropriate response measures,” the message says.
He also noted that violation of the equality of citizens depending on their race, nationality, regional origin, religious beliefs, disability and other characteristics is punishable in accordance with Article 161 of the Criminal Code.
“I strongly urge everyone, especially public figures, to be conscious of the ideas and views they convey, and the media to be responsible for the information they disseminate,” added Lubinets.
Earlier in the program Rendezvous with Yanina Sokolova, the journalist drew the attention of ex-deputy Irina Farion to the fact that some Azov military brigades and the 3rd separate assault brigade communicate in Russian even in battle. In response, Farion stated that she categorically does not accept this and does not consider those military personnel who communicate in Russian at the front to be Ukrainians.
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