UCCRO discusses problems of community registration with Minister of Justice
UCCRO members with the Minister of Justice. Photo: UCCRO
Representatives of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO) met in Kyiv with Ukraine's Minister of Justice Denys Maslov and discussed the difficulties of state registration of religious organizations under wartime conditions.
The talks were held at the premises of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. The meeting participants reviewed current issues concerning the activities of religious communities during hostilities and agreed to strengthen cooperation in the penitentiary sphere.
Representatives of the Council of Churches informed the minister about the problems communities face during state registration. Due to hostilities, certain religious organizations have no access to the necessary documents or state registrars. The parties agreed to collect specific cases by region, work through each situation in detail, and identify possible solutions.
The meeting participants also touched on the topic of preparing amendments to current legislation. The UCCRO members emphasized the need to take into account the specifics of the religious field, so that new regulations would not create additional barriers but would provide clear and effective mechanisms for the activities of religious organizations.
Previously, the UOJ reported that the UCCRO complained to DESS about the shortage of state registrars for communities.
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