Clergy rises to fight the law

The majority of the clergy and of some NGOs believe that the provisions of the Law "On the Unified state register of population", adopted on October 2 by the Parliament, are contrary to the Convention on the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data, the EU Directive 95/46 on the indication of the purpose of collection of personal data, violate the right to privacy, creating the danger of total control over the individual.

On Monday, December 3 at the press center "Transcarpathia" they will tell about the danger of the law, and how they are going to fight against its introduction. In addition, during the event the opposite point of view will also be covered.

Alla Stehnach – chief specialist of the Department for European Integration and Cross-Border Cooperation of the Main Directorate for European Integration, Foreign Relations and Tourism Administration;

Polina Tyshchenko – Head of Youth NGO "Scenic Rus Land";

Maria Kulyaba – Executive Director of the Transcarpathian regional public organization "Unity of generations";

Yulia Malyk – Attorney, lawyer of the NGO "Scenic Rus Land";

Pavlo Miller – Lawyer;

Uzhgorod and Transcarpathian Bishop Cyril (Ukrainian Orthodox Church);

Archpriest Vasyliy Keretsman (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate);

Mitred Archpriest Vasyl Khvasta – syncellus of the Mukachevo Greek Catholic diocese;

The press conference will be held:

Monday, December 3, at 13:00

at: Uzhgorod, Drugetiv str., 60