As of 2023, Ukraine has fairly developed anti-discrimination legislation, which partially meets EU minimum standards and other obligations under international law. Yet according to comments from UN Committee, ECRI and other Council of Europe bodies and EU Commission, there is a space for developments and progression to meet ECRI Recommendations on hate speech and hate crimes and EU Directives, both on equality and hate crimes investigation. The following points summaries major gaps in Ukrainian legation and are followed by roadmap to address these gaps using potential of the civil society precious work, synergy of international bodies recommendations and good will of the governmental bodies, who can potentially lead the process.

This publication is developed under the Human Rights for Ukraine (HR4U) project, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark during 2019-2023.

The opinions, attitudes, and assessments contained in the report do not necessarily reflect those of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the United Nations Development Programme or other UN Agencies.