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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