LAW OF UKRAINE

of April 9, 2015 No. 316-VIII

About access to archives of repressive bodies of communist totalitarian regime of 1917-1991

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,

realizing that archives are the indivisible and irreplaceable element of historical heritage of the Ukrainian people;

In spite of the fact that archives guarantee preserving human memory;

stating that it is right everyone on receipt of the objective information about stories of the country is one of bases of the democratic state;

considering increase in interest of society in history, especially history XX of Ukraine of century;

considering complexity of the problems connected with access to archives of the repressive bodies of communist totalitarian regime operating in the territory of modern Ukraine within the 20th century, contradictory requirements for transparency and privacy and protection of the right to privacy and recognizing need of ensuring broad access to historical information;

realizing that the best understanding of the contemporary history can promote conflict prevention and hostility in society;

in view of the recommendation of Committee of ministers of the Council of Europe to state members of rather European policy of access to archives No. R(2000)13;

realizing that closeness of archives became one of premises of annexation of the Crimean peninsula and the military conflict in the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions;

aiming to promote establishing public dialogue;

for the purpose of non-admission of repeating of crimes of the totalitarian modes, any discrimination on national, social, class, ethnic, racial or to other signs in the future, recoveries of historical and social justice, independence threat elimination, to sovereignty, territorial integrity and homeland security of Ukraine

adopts this Law.

Section I General part

Article 1. General provisions

1. This Law governs the relations connected with providing the right of everyone to access to archive information of repressive bodies of communist totalitarian regime of 1917-1991.

2. The purpose of this Law is ensuring openness of archive information of repressive bodies of communist totalitarian regime of 1917-1991.

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