DISCRIMINATION AND HOW TO FIGHT IT

Discrimination is a situation in which the person and/or group of persons according to their race, skin colour, political, religious and other beliefs, sex, age, disability, ethnic and social origin, citizenship, family and property status, place of residence, linguistic or other characteristics, which were, are and can be real or poached (further - specific features), experiences limitations in the recognition, exercise or enjoyment of rights and freedoms in any form prescribed by this Law, except where such the restriction has a legitimate, objectively reasonable goal, ways of achieving that is appropriate and necessary.

INDIRECT DISCRIMINATION is a situation in which, due to the implementation or application of formally neutral legal standards, evaluation criteria, regulations, requirements or practices for individuals and/or groups of individuals according to their certain characteristics result in a less favorable condition or position in comparison with other individuals and/or groups of individuals, unless their implementation or application has a legitimate, objectively reasonable purpose, the ways to achieve it are appropriate and necessary.

DIRECT DISCRIMINATION - a situation in which a person and/or group of persons according to their certain characteristics behave less favourably than another person and/or group of people in a similar situation, except when such conduct has a legitimate, objectively reasonable purpose, the ways to achieve it are appropriate and necessary.

PT. 19 of the Constitution provides that the public authorities, their officials are obliged to act only on the basis, within powers and in the manner provided by the Constitution and laws of Ukraine.

According to article 15 of the law of Ukraine "On principles of prevention and combating discrimination in Ukraine" a person has the right to compensation for material and moral damage caused to her due to discrimination.

According to article 16 of the Law of persons guilty of violation of legislation on preventing and combating discrimination, bear civil, administrative and criminal liability.

Article 14 of the Law stipulates that a person who believes that it has any discrimination, has the right to appeal to state authorities, authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, bodies of local self-government and their officials of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for human rights and/or to the court in the manner prescribed by law.