The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine conducts electronic consultations with the public on the draft order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On approval of the Comprehensive Plan of Measures for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances, Victims of Violent Disappearances, Members of Their Families” (hereinafter referred to as the draft order), which was published on January 04, 2021 in the subsection “Draft regulations” of the “Normative base of the Ministry of Internal Affairs” section of the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine: here.

Social groups of the population to which the implementation of the draft order will apply: persons missing under special circumstances, victims of violent disappearances, members of their families. Stakeholders to whom the implementation of the draft order will apply: NGOs whose activities are related to the search for missing persons and victims of violent crimes.

Possible consequences of the implementation of the draft order for these social groups of the population and interested parties are:

• ensuring the protection of the rights and interests of persons missing under special circumstances, victims of violent disappearances, members of their families;
• improving the coordination and interaction of entities authorized to register and/or search for persons missing in special circumstances, victims of violent disappearances, as well as to perform other functions in relation to the protection of the rights and interests of such persons and members of their families;
• ensuring the effective activities of the Commission on Missing Persons in Special Circumstances;
• ensuring the functioning of the Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances.
  
  

Proposals and comments on the draft order shall be accepted within one month from the date of publication in writing at the e-mail address: [email protected].

Consultations on the draft order are available by phone number: (044) 256 18 40. The person responsible for conducting electronic consultations with the public is Iryna Yaroslavivna Mokrytska.

The report on the results of electronic consultations with the public on the draft order will be published in the subsection “Electronic consultations with the public” of the “Public consultations” section of the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine within two weeks after the adoption of decisions based on the results of the discussion.

The report on the results of electronic consultations with the public on the draft order of the Cabinet of Ministers “On approval of a comprehensive plan of measures to protect the rights and interests of persons missing under special circumstances, victims of violent disappearances, members of their families” was published on June 17, 2021.