Between a attach report number and testimony Pointing to possible war crimes in Ukraine, especially in areas controlled by Russian forces until recently, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet speak that the pattern of abuse continues to be caused by “the use of explosive weapons with wide-ranging effects in densely populated areas, such as shelling from heavy artillery, including multiple rocket launchers, missiles and air strikes”.
Russian forces may be responsible for most of the casualtiesbut too many Ukrainian troops – albeit to a much lesser extent – the UN’s chief of staff said, in a video message.
Highlight the latest harrow detect Ms. Bachelet told the forum that 1,000 civilian bodies had been found in the Kyiv and Cherniviv regions alone. Some were killed in the wars, but others appear to have been executed shortly.
Living in fear
“These killings of civilians are often targeted, by snipers and soldiers. Civilians were killed crossing roads or leaving their shelters in search of food and water. Others were killed as they fled in their cars. “
She added: “In the village of Katiuzhanka, Kyiv region, a young couple, their 14-year-old daughter and a grandfather were shot by Russian soldiers while trying to drive to their home. The parents were killed, while the child received two gunshot wounds.
Still others died from the stress with their health due to the hostilities and lack of medical aid, the High Commissioner continued, describing how people had been forced to spend weeks in basements because they were threatened by Russian soldiers. threatened “torture or death” if they tried to leave.
According to Ms. Bachelet’s comment and noting that “Russian Federation is not in the room”, Federico Villegas, President of the Human Rights Council gave the floor to Emine Dzheppar, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Russia is absent
Russia is absent Suspensions from the Council of the United Nations General Assembly last month. As a State concerned, Russia may have participated in the proceedings where the Member States were about to consider a draft resolution calls for an end to war and continued international support for accountability to its victims, many of whom continue to suffer from the ongoing humanitarian emergency.
Raped in front of his mother
“This has been a terrible 10 weeks for the people of my country,” the Ukrainian representative said. “Ten weeks of deeply distressing time for every Ukrainian family, without exception.”
Addressing the Council from Kyiv and holding up a piece of paper with thick black text drawn by a victim of sexual violence, Ms Dzheppar alleged that children were “rape in front of their mothers, like 11” -the old boy was raped in front of his mother; He actually lost his ability to speak after that and the only way he communicated with the world was through the black lines, and this was the first picture he drew while working with a team of psychologists who were working with him. Try to help him recover. “
Law is violated
Since the start of the Ukrainian war, the UN-appointed independent rights experts have been called Special procedure highlighted serious concerns about violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights, including uncharted.
These include a warning about the apparent ill-treatment of some of the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers and foreign nationals in Ukraine.
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Children wait on a train in Ukraine to be evacuated to Poland in early April 2022.
Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of Special procedure, Victor Madrigal-Borlozstressed that “the lives of all Ukrainians are at stake, including ethnic, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities”.
Reporters at risk
The rights expert went on to say that the conflict has affected areas where different ethnicities have lived together for years, before issuing a new warning about the dangers of reporting war:
“My colleagues have mentioned numerous reports that journalists are being targeted, tortured, abducted, attacked and killed, or denied safe travel from covered cities and regions. fin.”
The highest permission poll starts working
The special session – the Council’s 34th since it began operating in 2006 – also had an early update from the leading human rights investigation into abuses in Ukraine established in March, at the request of the majority of the Member States of the Forum.
“While not a serious trial, one of the duties of the Commission is to identify, where possible, the individuals and entities responsible for human rights violations or abuses or international humanitarian law, or other related crimes,” speak Erik Mose, President of Independent International Commission of Inquiry into Ukraine.
Among the countries that expressed solidarity towards Ukraine, French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont reiterated his country’s condemnation of Russia’s aggression towards its neighbour.
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A destroyed car and damaged buildings in Bucha, Ukraine.
“We have said it before and we repeat: there is an aggressor in this war, which is Russia; it’s not NATO, it’s not Europe, it’s not Ukraine. Today let us show the solidarity of the international community to the people of Ukraine, and to all those affected by the consequences of Russia’s act of aggression.
