"Regionally organized crime organizations were implicated in forced begging. Roma mothers from poor
communities in the Republic of Moldova and the Ukraine were offered jobs in the sales or care sectors in
Poland, but had their passports confiscated upon arrival. Along with their children, they were forced to
beg on the streets. According to estimates of the National Bank of Poland, 91 per cent of Ukrainian
migrants in Poland had secondary or higher education, but as many as 70 per cent performed manual
labour. According to information from the Foundation Nasz Wybór, in charge of helping Ukrainian citizens
in Poland, selling fictional jobs was a serious issue, which increased undeclared work and left the labour
rights of many workers unprotected."
OHCHR, Human Rights Council discusses human rights technical assistance and capacity building in
Ukraine and in Guinea, 22 March 2017
"Concern was also expressed at the situation of Roma, who remained the most economically and
socially marginalized minority community in Ukraine. […] The situation of the Roma minority was
worrisome, including reports of Roma being denied medical services. The eviction of Roma families
had also been noted, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights would continue to
monitor the situation."
OHCHR, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women discusses situation of
women in Ukraine, Ireland, Jordan and El Salvador with civil society representatives, 13 February 2017
"ADC Memorial said that women in Ukraine were banned from work in 450 professions, including in
a number of those which were well-paid and attractive for women. The situation of women from
especially vulnerable groups in the war-torn regions of eastern Ukraine was complicated, including
for Roma who suffered anti-Roma pogroms organized by separatists in Slavyansk in April 2014. Roma
women were also unable to obtain internally displaced person status and faced barriers in accessing
social assistance."
OHCHR, Human Rights Council holds separate dialogues on Ukraine and on the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, 27 September 2016
"Minority Rights Group expressed concern over the situation of the Roma minority and the indigenous
Crimean Tatars in Ukraine. It was furthermore concerned about the continued detention of Crimean
Tatars on politically motivated charges. It called on the Ukrainian authorities to ensure the safe return of
the Roma population of Loschynivka to their homes. […] Furthermore, the Housing Code of Ukraine
restricted the right to social housing to citizens, which was not only discrimination based on citizenship
but indirectly discriminated against Roma who often lacked personal documentation and did not have
citizenship. […] Still, weaknesses remained and Roma suffered violence and racially motivated acts against
them, as individuals and as a community. They lacked access to education: one in five had no education,
one in four could not read or write in Ukrainian, and 12 per cent could not understand Ukrainian. The
Roma lacked identification papers and had difficulties in obtaining them, and funds were lacking to
implement programmes for the Roma, including the Roma Strategy 2020."
OHCHR, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights hears from stakeholders on situation in
Ukraine and Indonesia, 28 April 2014
"On Ukraine, issues drawn to the Committee’s attention included the inadequacies of the new anti discrimination law, the continued rights violations suffered by the Roma people and other national
minorities, and the under-representation of women in the public sphere. Combating corruption and
violations of labour and trade union rights were also highlighted, as were the high levels of morbidity
and mortality in Ukraine. […] The Commissioner regretted continued problems suffered by the Roma
population in Ukraine, exacerbated by the lack of demographics. The Commissioner welcomed the
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