Supreme Council of Ukraine adopted a bill about refugees and persons requiring subsidiary or temporary protection

02-06-2011

The law’s project (registration  № 7252) proposes to regulate: the order of application for protection in Ukraine; conditions according to which a person is not recognized as a refugee or person requiring auxiliary protection; order of documents preparation on issues of recognition as a refugee or person requiring auxiliary protection; order of making decision on these issues as well as order of appealing procedures for refugees status and subsidiary protection.

Document proposes also to establish prohibition on expel or forced return of a refugee or person requiring subsidiary or temporary protection to the countries where he/she is threatened with danger, prohibition of discrimination against these individuals and regulations as to promotion of the unity of their families.

 The bill contains regulation specifying the rights and obligations of the refugees and persons requiring subsidiary protection and proposals as to legislative regulation of the grounds and term of providing with temporary protection, rights and obligations of individuals who were granted temporary protection, grounds of stop and deprivation of temporary protection.

Source: http://www.dmsu.gov.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=450%3Averkhovna-rada-ukrajini-prijnala-za-osnovu-zakonoprojekt-pro-bizhenciv-ta-osib-jaki-potrebujut-dodatkovogo-abo-timchasovogo-zahistu&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1&lang=uk