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UN OHCHR: Denial of legal guarantees to Russian speakers in Ukraine may be discriminatory

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in response to a TASS inquiry, stated that Russian-speaking residents of Ukraine do not have the same legal guarantees as other language groups, which may constitute discrimination. The inquiry was prompted by a statement from Ukraine's language ombudsman Elena Ivanovskaya about appeals from medics unwilling to serve Russian-speaking patients.

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