Ukraine in Arabic | The Council of Europe presented a plan for Ukraine
Kiev/ Ukraine in Arabic/ The action plan of the Council of Europe for Ukraine for 2015-2017 is based on: an independent judiciary and a victory over corruption, decentralization and the protection of human rights. This was announced today in Kiev, said the Secretary General of the Council of Europe thorbjørn Jagland, who paid a visit to Ukraine, reports Liga.
"There are three safeguards that should ensure the new Constitution, the reform process, and all these priorities laid out in our plan," he said. According to him, a number of important steps Ukraine has already made the limited power of the attorney General, the law on ensuring the right to a fair trial, a package of anti-corruption laws.
"I see the desire to release the state bodies from corruption. Need to do more. Any hint of nepotism weakens Ukraine. The lower the trust of society - the less international respect and the less foreign investment," he said.
"We also want to see how it will be implemented the law on the protection of internally displaced persons In the context of human rights protection, Jagland also noted the need to end human trafficking, ensuring media freedom, minority rights are protected.
"There is one area that I want to highlight - Ukraine must end the abuse and impunity in the prisons and the police. Our Committee for the prevention of torture during the last visit found a huge abuse, especially at the hands of prison staff," said he.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Groysman stated that until October Kiev will hold decentralization that will suit everyone.
