Ukraine: Kyiv’s campaign of fascist persecution must be opposed
Statement of Communist and Workers Parties
UKRAINIAN President Petro Poroshenko signed anti-constitutional so-called laws of “decommunisation” adopted by the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) on April 9.
These laws are aimed de jure and de facto at prohibiting the communist ideology — the ideology of freedom, equality and justice — prohibiting communist symbols and, at the same time, giving the green light to the fascist ideology, as the state ideology of Ukraine.
The adoption and signing of these laws is contrary to Ukraine’s international obligations as established by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, etc.
The parliament and the president of Ukraine deliberately ignored the conclusions of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (also know as the Venice Commission) and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s office for democratic institutions and human rights regarding a legislative ban on symbols of the communist era in Moldova.
The Ukrainian laws are also directly and obviously in contradiction with the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence.
Thus they are contrary to the guarantees of inviolable human rights and freedoms, and the essence of modern civilisation, as well as having nothing to do with the ideals of goodness and justice.
We actively protest against the shameless totalitarian regime in Ukraine, to prevent similar actions and express our solidarity and unconditional support to the fraternal Communist Party of Ukraine in its struggle for socio-economic and political rights and freedoms.
We appeal to the governments of our countries and encourage them to use all possible legal and political mechanisms to stop fascism in Ukraine, to stop the persecution of people for their political beliefs, to stop the persecution of the Communist Party of Ukraine.