Prawa człowieka w krajach Partnerstwa Wschodniego UE z ...

Prawa człowieka w krajach Partnerstwa Wschodniego UE z ... Prawa człowieka w krajach Partnerstwa Wschodniego UE z ...

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problematic issues. The Committee urged Ukraine to recognise the rights of all ethnic groups and to guarantee respect of their identity. h. Rights of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers Welcoming the legislative changes in the area of refugee law, CERD and UNHCR recommended that the Ukrainian authorities remove any remaining legislative errors and combat the discrimination of asylum-seekers. 56

8. FINAL REMARKS This summary presentation of the statements made by the treaty bodies and UN organs concerning respect of the rights of persons in the Eastern Partnership countries, brief as it may be, identifies a number of issues that are worth focusing on. a. The Universal Periodic Review is evidently a useful tool to compile information from the respective UN agendas and associate that information with the most important areas of concern. Such approach makes it easier to identify the most pending problems in the reviewed countries. b. The uniform level of adoption of the UN standards and of ratification of the relevant treaties and protocols facilitates parallel comparison of the Eastern Partnership countries. It should be noted that the treaty bodies strive to achieve full adoption of all the conventions by the State Parties with as few reservations from them as possible. c. Moving on to an analysis of the respective comments made by the treaty bodies, in terms of institutional and legislative frameworks, the role of the national human rights protection institutions (ombudsmen) is particularly visible. The UN Committees strongly express their approval of the establishment and functioning of those institutions, but at the same time they are concerned that what they do is not always adequate. Proper functioning of independent ombudsmen equipped with sufficient resources and authority appears to be an important element of effective human rights protection. d. The issue of the rights of women is mentioned in all the analysed reports. Discrimination, stereotypes and negative perception of the social role of women are particularly strong in the Caucasus, where cultural stereotypes that negatively affect the equality of rights are deeply rooted. The comments made by CEDAW show that a comprehensive approach is needed, involving both institutional and legislative changes and influencing the social perception of the state of affairs. e. Another problem common to all the reviewed countries, is the use of torture and inhuman treatment. Despite efforts in this area and implementation of National 57

problematic issues. The Committee urged Ukraine to recognise the rights of all ethnic groups<br />

and to guarantee respect of their identity.<br />

h. Rights of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers<br />

Welcoming the legislative changes in the area of refugee law, CERD and UNHCR<br />

recommended that the Ukrainian authorities remove any remaining legislative errors and<br />

combat the discrimination of asylum-seekers.<br />

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