Russia plans to file complaint with the UN over restrictions for obtaining US, EU and Canadian visas by Crimean residents with Russian passports
Tatyana Moskalkova, Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights intends to appeal to the UN Secretary General and the Council of Europe regarding the restriction of the rights of Crimea residents to receive visas for travel to the EU, the United States and Canada on Russian passports, TASS reports.
“I will appeal to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and to the Council of Europe on this issue, because such a defeat in rights is completely illegal, immoral and unreasonable," said Moskalkova.
She considers the refusal to grant visas to be "a gross violation of international norms of law related to freedom of movement of citizens."
“I constantly raise this issue at meetings with ambassadors, [and] at meetings with international organizations. Unfortunately, I have not yet struck a chord,” said the Russian Commissioner.
As an example, she talked about her recent meeting with the Swedish ambassador to Russia, where he stated that "the annexation of the Crimea does not allow for the issuing of visas to residets of the Crimea."