Ukrainian society and structural discrimination, the activities of right-wing groups and their ties to local governments, society’s overall aggression and fatigue from the armed conflict, and other deeply rooted causes and conditions. An assessment of Ukraine’s implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and preparation of the state report could create a forum for thoughtful discussion about the current situation. This discussion must have the goal of assessing the entire situation and its causes and conditions and should involve not just representatives of national state bodies and NGOs, but also the victims’ families, local government bodies, and the media. The results of this public conversation must then be discussed with experts from the Committee, whose opinion will help develop viable mechanisms for improving the situation. This situation will not solve itself on its own, and without a response, the violence and discrimination seen over the past five years will only continue to surge and result in new victims.” ADC Memorial, Structural discrimination against Roma, 8 April 2020 “Poor education, unemployment, poverty, raids, pogroms and other manifestations of racism, arbitrary police behavior, demolition of homes, and lack of documents—this has been the reality for generations of Romani people. These factors not only blend together, but also reinforce one another, forming a vicious circle of structural discrimination.” ADC Memorial, OSCE ODIHR session discussed anti-Roma outbursts in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, 1 October 2019 ADC Memorial, Situation of the Roma in Belarus and Ukraine reviewed by UN Committees, 26 November 2018 “Although Ukraine adopted its anti-discrimination legislation 6 years ago, Roma population still faces violations of its rights. UN CESCR members paid special attention to the problems of the Roma ethnic group in Ukraine and requested to provide information on specific measures to apply the Ukrainian law “On Countering Discrimination”, to assess its impact on the prevention of stereotypes leading to discrimination, to inform the Committee about the difficulties in applying anti -discrimination regulations, the strategies for the protection and integration of the Roma population for the period until 2020 and the corresponding national plan. They also requested to indicate the number of legal cases on discrimination and the statistics on court rulings in these cases. Experts inquired about measures to address issues of social exclusion and discrimination against Roma, including intersectional discrimination of Roma women and girls.” European Commission, Report on implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (democracy, human rights, governance; justice, freedom, security; mobility; other topics), Association Implementation Report on Ukraine [SWD(2018) 462 final], 7 November 2018 "An increased amount of hate speech and violence targeting minority groups including LGBTI and Roma has been documented by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. The majority of these were reportedly perpetrated by extreme right-wing groups. […] It shows that 55% of planned activities for 2017 are on track; 31% implemented with some delay; and 14% either not implemented or significantly delayed. A baseline measurement of Ukraine's public administration launched by the EU-OECD 'SIGMA' programme in November 2017 was finalised and published in June 2018. […] In May 2018, the Council of the EU added five persons involved in the organization of the elections to the list of those subject to restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine 12 . In May 2018, the Kerch Strait bridge was inaugurated by President Putin. […] Ukraine's legislation aimed at approximating EU customs legislation, and in particular draft laws on authorised economic operator, common transit procedure, enforcement of intellectual property rights 29