The Law Banning the UOC: Can Religious Policy Coexist with Freedom of Religion?

... and dissolve parishes and dioceses of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate solely because of their canonical communion with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), even though the Council of the UOC proclaimed the “full autonomy and independence of the Ukrainian ... ... suggested that the bill be submitted for review to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe or the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief [ 3 ] to confirm its compliance with international law [ 4 ]. These critical objections did not ...