Ukraine Law Bans Orthodox Church Ties

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Ukraine: New Law Raises Religious Freedom Concerns

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The law bans religious organizations with ties to the Russian Orthodox Church .

The law could effectively ban congregations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church , Ukraine ’s largest religious body.

Ukrainian authorities should address security concerns related to the activities of religious bodies that threaten state security, Human Rights Watch said.

Ukraine is obligated under Ukrainian and international law to guarantee religious freedom.

The European Convention on Human Rights , to which Ukraine is a party, guarantees in article 9 religious freedom, which includes the right both to hold a particular religious belief and to manifest it, either alone or in community with others and in public or private.

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