The authorities must fulfill the requirements of Amnesty International to ensure the rights of citizens to peaceful assembly and freedom of speech.
This was stated by the MP from the "Opposition block" Nikolai Skoryk.
According to him, thus, the freedom of speech guaranteed by the Constitution and the right to peaceful assembly will be fulfilled.
"Only in the last month there have been dozens of attacks on activists of the" Opposition bloc "in the Dnieper, Chernigov, Zhytomyr, Odessa regions, including the attack on the party column in the Dnieper on May 9. In just three years, 102 cases of violence against opposition representatives were recorded, including - with severe consequences, "- from Skoryk.
He remembered the radical beating of his colleague in the faction Nestor Shufrych in Odessa, which occurred on September 30, 2014.
"The police established the identity of the criminal, but then, according to the prosecutor's statement, she lost her case after the beating. Another blatant incident occurred on May 9, 2016 in Slavyansk, when during the solemn march in honor of the Victory Day an 91-year-old Lyubov Pichko was attacked on the war participant, "said Skoryk.
According to Skorik, the "Opposition Bloc" continues to fight for the rights and humanitarian values ??of its constituents.
"We should not be intimidated by pressure or threats," Skoryk said..
He added that "people have the right to live in a democratic Ukraine - with equal rights for all citizens, with respect for their values, their language and culture".
"We call on all international organizations and human rights defenders from all over the world to support the statement of Amnesty International. Freedom of speech and human rights in Ukraine should be restored, "the politician stressed..
As reported by the "Observer", Amnesty International in Ukraine condemned the detention of "peaceful demonstrators" on May 9 and believes that the Ukrainian government "is obliged to ensure freedom of speech and freedom of peaceful assembly for all citizens".
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