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Human rights in Ukraine concern the fundamental rights of every person in Ukraine. Between 2017 and 2022, Freedom House has given Ukraine ratings from 60 to 62 on its 100-point scale, and a "partly free" overall rating. Ratings on electoral processes have generally been good, but there are problems with corruption and due process. Its rating later declined in 2023 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine which led to the enactment of martial law in Ukraine as well as a labor code that removed many legal protection for employees and small and medium-sized companies as well as a law that that increased the government's power to regulate media companies and journalism. Since the beginning of the invasion Russia has engaged in various war crimes against Ukrainian civilians and the invasion has had a major humanitarian impact on Ukraine and it's citizens.[1]
Both the 2015 local elections and the 2019 presidential elections were generally peaceful, competitive and fair, although there are indications of misuse of state resources and vote-buying, and media pluralism has not yet been fully achieved.[2][3][4] Attacks on journalists, civil society activists and members of minority groups are frequent, and police responses inadequate.[5]
As of 2021 investigations into crimes against journalists and human rights activists often do not result in convictions, and impunity for torture is still widespread.[6] Gender-based and homophobic violence by groups advocating discrimination are also a cause for concern[6] as well as linguistic rights of national minorities.[7] War crimes committed by both sides of the war in Donbas are not prosecuted, and in Russian-occupied Crimea dissent is repressed.[6]
^"Ukraine: Freedom in the World 2023 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^"Ukraine elections comply with democratic standards: OSCE". Deutsche Welle. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
^"Ukraine local elections generally respected democratic process, but additional efforts needed to enhance public confidence, international observers say". OSCE. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
^UKRAINE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 31 March and 21 April 2019, ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report (PDF) (Report). ODIHR. 20 November 2019.
^"Ukraine". Freedom House. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ abc"Ukraine 2021". Amnesty International. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^"New Language Requirement Raises Concerns in Ukraine". Human Rights Watch. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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