The second report since the Russian invasion of Ukraine was issued by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe – on cases of non-compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights. It applies to the period from April 1 to June 25. Both reports were prepared by a group of OSCE experts within the […]
Both Russia and Ukraine, according to the United Nations, violate human rights and international humanitarian law during the war. Both the RF Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine place military facilities near civilian buildings, using civilians as a “human shield”. This was stated in Geneva on July 5 by Michelle Bachelet, the UN […]
MEP from France: “The Chinese regime wants everyone to forget about the deported Uyghurs. That’s why it’s so important to show their faces.” Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is on a 6-day visit to China for the first time in 17 years. Xi Jinping, leader of the PRC, held talks with her […]
The international human rights organization Amnesty International is seriously concerned about the fate of the defenders of Azovstal and calls on Russia to act in accordance with the Geneva Conventions. In a statement from the Deputy Director Amnesty International in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Denis Krivosheev says (verbatim): “In defending Mariupol, the Ukrainian military […]
After yesterday’s evening vote, the UN General Assembly suspended Russia’s participation in the Human Rights Council. 93 states voted in favor of such a decision, 24 voted against, 58 decided to abstain. Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba, North Korea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, […]
The verdict of the European Court of Human Rights states: the coronavirus lockdown does not violate the right to freedom. The court in Strasbourg was held on the claim of a Romanian citizen. Despite the fact that, as he claims, he was not infected and was not in contact with patients with coronavirus, he had […]
International human rights organization Amnesty International notes the deterioration of the human rights situation in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Agnes Callamard, the organization’s general secretary, the world is in chaos, TASS reports. The annual report of the international human rights organization Amnesty International was published today. It draws attention to […]