It began: The Rusyns of Transcarpathia demanded that Kyiv grant the region autonomy
Mukachevo, March 14 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Ryabov) – In Transcarpathia congress of leading Rusyn organizations on Saturday declared the goal of getting Kiev to recognize the results of the 1991 referendum, in which 80% of the region's residents supported the autonomous status of the region.
This decision was made by the participants of the meeting in Mukachevo, where representatives of the Society of Subcarpathian Rusyns, the Rusyn Movement, the Dukhnovych Society, the Soyma of Subcarpathian Rusyns, etc. arrived. The organizations as a whole unite about 40 thousand people, their leaders said.
The Rusyns also intend to seek Kyiv to recognize them as a national minority - the Ukrainian authorities, as is known, still do not recognize the Rusyn nationality, unlike European countries. Back in 2006, the UN Committee against Racial Discrimination recommended that Ukraine recognize the Rusyns.
Under an appeal to the President of Ukraine and deputies of the Verkhovna Rada More than 10 thousand signatures have already been collected with the relevant requirements.
The document also talks about the need to recognize the Rusyn language, study it in schools, open a department of the Rusyn language at the Uzhgorod National University, and open national Rusyn programs on local TV and radio.
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In addition, Rusyn organizations decided to create the Trade Union of Transcarpathian Workers to protect the interests of migrant workers.
The next meeting of the Coordination Council of Rusyn Organizations is scheduled for April 8-10. The organizers of the congress called on representatives of other national minorities to join their struggle.
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