Human rights defender: state bodies can no longer hush up facts of violations of believers’ rights of the UOC

"Diplomatic missions of the United Nations confirmed the fact of violation of the rights of believers of the UOC, this fact was stated by many non-governmental organizations, including NGO" Public Advocacy", Denisov said. "Information on violations is included in the system of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and will be considered further."

The human rights activist noted that for the first time in the history of the United Nations, an Orthodox confession of such size and authority as the UOC has publicly advocated for its rights.

"There were so many facts confirming the discrimination of the UOC that it is no longer possible to doubt their reliability," Denisov said. “Therefore, the state bodies of Ukraine, which bear responsibility for the religious sphere, can no longer hide and hold back these facts. An obvious thing cannot be hidden."

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