Ukraine’s Proposed Legislation Threatens Rights

Click to expand Image A placard reads "Civil Code Is Step Back" during a peaceful protest to urge MPs to refine the draft of the new Civil Code taking into account amendments proposed by human rights activists, in Mariinsky Park, Kyiv, Ukraine, May 5, 2026. © 2026 Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform via Reuters Ukraine’s parliament on April 28 advanced a bill to make sweeping reform of the national civil code, which raises significant human rights concerns. The draft, which was adopted in the first reading,