The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a new law, which provides for penalties for sending offensive sexual reports to messengers. This law was adopted on May 22 and is part of a package of amendments to the Administrative Code aimed at implementing the provisions of the Istanbul Convention.
Thus, the Code of Administrative Offenses is supplemented with new articles 173-6 (committing sex on gender) and 173-7 (sexual harassment).
According to the new article 173-6, committing violence on the basis of gender, that is, the deliberate committing of any act (actions or omissions) of a physical, psychological or economic nature, directed against a particular person through its belonging to a particular sex or stereotypical perceptions damage) or the mental health of the victim - entails a fine of 1 700 to 3 400 UAH or a fine for sexual aggression, or a fine for sexual aggression, or a fine for sexual aggression, or a fine for sexual aggression, or a fine for sexual aggression, or a penalty for sex aggression, - the article reads.
According to another new article 173-7 sexual harassment, that is, a deliberate committing against the desire of an insulting, humiliating sexual actions, expressed verbally or non-verbally (words, gestures, body movements), including using electronic communications-entails a fine of UAH 20 to UAH 2060. 20% of earnings.
Also in the law "On Equal Rights and Opportunities of Women and Men" states that sexual harassment is a sexual character (which do not encroach on sexual freedom or sexual integrity), expressed verbally, non -verbally or physically (words, gestures, body movements, touches, patterns, or other. or abusive, humiliating environment (situations).
