Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The Law of Ukraine "On the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine"

Date of entry into force:
December 1, 2006

The Law identifies that the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine shall be genocide against the Ukrainian People.

Public negation of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine shall be identified as dishonoring the memory of millions of the Holodomor victims and humiliating the dignity of the Ukrainian People, and shall be deemed illegitimate. 

According to the present Law (article 3), government bodies and bodies of local government, in accordance with their powers, shall: 
participate in the formulation and implementation of government policy in the area of reviving and preserving the national memory of the Ukrainian People;
contribute to the consolidation and development of the Ukrainian Nation, its historical awareness and culture, to the dissemination of information about the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine among Ukrainian nationals and the global community; ensure the studying of the Holodomor tragedy in educational institutions of Ukraine;
implement measures to perpetuate the memory of the victims of and those who suffered from the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine, including to build memorials and to establish memorial signs in settlements in order to commemorate the victims of the Holodomor;
according to the established procedure, provide access to archival and other materials on issues related to the Holodomor for scientific and community organizations and institutions, scientists, and specific individuals who study the problems of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine and its consequences.


The state shall ensure the conditions for carrying out studies and organizing events to perpetuate the memory of the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine on the basis of the relevant national program. The funds for the implementation of the above-mentioned program shall be annually allocated in the State Budget of Ukraine (Article 4 of the present Law).

The Law establishes that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Kyiv Municipal State Administration shall ensure the construction of a Memorial in Kyiv to perpetuate the memory of the victims of holodomors in Ukraine before 2008.



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