The Constitution of Ukraine provides for freedom of religion. By law, the government may restrict this right only in the interests of «protection of public order, health and morals of the population or protection of the rights and freedoms of others." The constitution provides for the «separation of church and religious organizations from the state» and that «no religion should be recognized by the state as obligatory».
By law, the purpose of religious policy is to «restore a
At present, foreign missions continue to actively use social networks to support religious freedom in Ukraine. In particular, the US Embassy regularly supports religious freedom by responding through social networks to
The experience of legislative regulation of religious freedoms in the United States should logically be implemented in Ukraine as one that will guarantee the observance of the religious communities' rights and the preservation of the religious identity of all religious communities represented in the state.
A statement by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the respect for the freedom of religion in the world was published on 17 November 2021. The United States is deeply concerned in regard to the situation in the sphere of religious freedoms.
III All-Ukrainian Forum of Youth Leaders and Priests of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic and the Roman Catholic Churches “Righteous Citizens because Good Christians” started last Friday on the 8th October. The event was organized by the Patriarchal Commission on Matters of Youth of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church together with the Commission of Pastorship of Youth of the Roman Catholic Church.
Director of Human Rights Initiative at a non-governmental organization iDemocracy Mykola Kuleba visited Washington where he took part at an International Religious Freedom Summit.
Adoption of this Law will allow to form the necessary basis and appropriate models of behavior that will reduce both the risks of religious confrontation and the use of hate speech, and - creates a nonviolent algorithm to protect their rights to freedom of thought and religion through the establishment of a religious ombudsman.
