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Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Nils Muiznieks has expressed his concern over the adopted legislative amendments in Ukraine and urged Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to veto them.

“Concerned about amendments in Ukraine that curtail human rights,
including free expression assembly and association. I urge President to
veto them,” Muiznieks wrote on Twitter.