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measures to combat juvenile delinquency and introduce integration programmes, as well as
efforts to combat corruption in the judiciary. Iraq made recommendations.
85.
Ireland commended Ukraine on progress achieved in implementing commitments
made following the first UPR. It was concerned about the lack of explicit legal protection
against discrimination based on sexual orientation. It commended Ukraine on the recent
ratification of the revised European Convention on the Adoption of Children. Ireland made
recommendations.
86.
Italy welcomed the recent adoption of the new criminal procedure code, but
remained concerned about the national penitentiary system. It noted with appreciation the
measures adopted to improve the protection of women and children’s rights, such as the Act
to Combat Trafficking in Persons, but remained concerned by cases of domestic violence,
child prostitution and pornography. Italy made recommendations.
87.
Kazakhstan welcomed the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the
Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. It highlighted that
Ukraine had ratified the core international human rights treaties and other international
instruments. It expressed its appreciation of the Government’s efforts to secure and
maintain the rights of ethnic groups, including the Kazakh diaspora. Kazakhstan made
recommendations.
88.
Lithuania welcomed the priority given to eradicating human trafficking and efforts
to bring Ukraine’s legal system into line with international standards, but noted that the lack
of independence and transparency in the judicial system needed to be addressed. It also
noted that prison overcrowding, poor detention conditions, high mortality and cases of
torture and ill-treatment of prisoners were still areas of concern. Lithuania made a
recommendation.
89.
The delegation reported on the establishment in 2012 of a special body responsible
for the implementation of a State migration policy and the adoption of the Law on refugees
and persons in need of complementary or temporary protection, which is aimed at
improving national legislation in the light of international human rights standards. As a
result, progress was documented in a number of areas, including a unified refugee status
determination procedure, strengthened support for refugee families, special guarantees for
asylum-seeking children and strengthened legal provisions to ensure the principle of nonrefoulement. Special measures were also adopted for unaccompanied asylum-seeking
children and the integration of refugees in society.
90.
The delegation reported on several measures undertaken to implement the 2011 Law
on combating trafficking in persons. The Ministry of Social Policy has assumed the role of
national coordinator for the work on preventing and combating human trafficking, in
particular trafficking in children. The new comprehensive State social programme for
preventing human trafficking was also adopted with the aim of improving State assistance
to victims of trafficking victims and increasing public awareness on the issue. Social
service centres for families and children serve as main bodies for providing medical, legal,
psychological and material support to victims. Such centres operate in 20 regions and
additional centres are planned for seven regions.
91.
The delegation stated that unlike prisons, pretrial detention centres faced the
problem of overcrowding. The construction of new buildings was among various measures
undertaken to solve the problem of overcrowding. Implementation of those measures
allowed the reduction in the population at the detention centres to be documented and
ensured a living space of three square meters per inmate, with the goal of ensuring four
square meters per inmate in the near future.
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