to becoming very aggressive when drinking, Serhiy did not allow Iryna to work or look for a job; he even
kept her from traveling to another region in order to register her children. […] ‘The difficult economic
situation which is badly exacerbated by the ongoing fighting and limited culture of dialogue lead to
frequent conflict situations in families,’ says Dmytro Bylkiv, the leader of one of UNFPA’s mobile teams in
Ukraine."
Early or forced marriage
Gender Index, Country: Ukraine, 10 July 2019
“ […] The Family Code stipulates that the legal age of marriage for women and men is 18 years old (art.
22). Upon a decision from a court, a person of 14 years old may marry (Family Code, art. 23). Nonetheless,
a marriage is found invalid when a person marries under the legal age without authorisation from the
court (art. 41). The legal framework does not contain sanctions for those facilitating a marriage of an
individual who is under the minimum age of marriage. There is no legal discrimination regarding child
marriage. However, girls in Roma communities are particularly vulnerable to early marriage (CEDAW,
2017). Young Roma girls below the legal age of 18 often leave school to enter marriage (EERC & Chiricli,
2016) […]"
(Romani) internally displaced people (IDPs)
OSCE – Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Report on violations of International
Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity committed in Ukraine
since 24 February 2022 [ODIHR.GAL/26/22/Rev.1], 12 April 2022
“In Ukraine, the legal status of IDPs is regulated by the Law On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of
Internally Displaced Persons, adopted on 20 October 2014.629 By virtue of its Article 4(1), “the fact of
internal displacement shall be proved by the certificate of registration of internally displaced person”. The
registration is regulated by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 509 on registration of internally
displaced persons.630 This Regulation has recently been amended to expand the list of persons entitled
to register as IDPs to those leaving their homes following the Russian attack and the declaration of the
martial law on 24 February 2022.631 The personal scope of the Law and the Regulation is no longer limited
to citizens of Ukraine but encompasses stateless persons and foreigners permanently residing in the
territory of Ukraine. The legislation prohibits discrimination in the exercise of rights and freedoms based
on internal displacement. It confirms that IDPs have the same rights and freedoms as the rest of the
population. It gives IDPs the right to free temporary residence, access to healthcare and a monthly
targeted assistance (2-3,000 hrivnas). It also introduces benefits for those helping IDPs, typically
entrepreneurs employing them.”
US DOS, Annual report on human rights in 2021, 2021 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Ukraine,
12 April 2022
"Romani activists expressed concern that some Roma could not afford to flee conflict areas, while others
had no choice but to leave their homes. […] The crowd shouted anti-Roma slurs and threatened violence
against the Romani community as collective punishment for the attack. The crowd also shot fireworks at
a Romani family’s house, broke the entrance gate, and spray-painted “get out” on the fence around the
house. Local police characterized the incident as a protest of civic activists. […] According to Council of
Europe experts, 60 percent of Roma were unemployed, 40 percent had no documents, and only 1 percent
had a university degree. According to the Romani women’s foundation, Chirikli, local authorities erected
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