Ukraine calls on UN to support resolution on human rights in Crimea
During an event devoted to the human rights situation in the Russian-annexed Crimea which took place in the UN’s New York office, Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze called on the UN to support the resolution on human rights in Crimea, as reported by the Vice Prime Minister’s press service.
According to the report, Ukraine will soon submit a resolution titled “Provision on human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol” for consideration by the Third Committee of the UN.
“We ask [you] to support this document. We call on the international community to react consistently to the shameless violations of human rights in the Crimea and to intensify the political and diplomatic pressure on the Kremlin in order to ensure that the aggressor-state returns to a respect for the provisions of international law,” Klympush-Tsintsadze said.
The Vice Prime Minister expressed hope that the event would make it possible for this resolution to gain additional supporters, and noted that the vote on whether to adopt the resolution is expected to take place between the middle and the end of November.
In September, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report stating that since the start of the Russian annexation of the Crimea in 2014, the human rights situation there has deteriorated sharply.