10/05/2022 15:33

Lyudmila Denisova called on the Russian ombudsman to provide information on all Ukrainians and children deported to Russia

Yesterday, the Permanent Missions of 50 UN member states issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

The UN missions noted that for many decades the international community had worked to preserve and strengthen international peace based on freedom, equality, justice and respect for human rights.

They stressed that a full-scale aggressive war has returned to Europe today.

Since February 24, 2022, when the Russian Federation launched a new wave of aggression against Ukraine, the situation is reviving memories of the atrocities of World War II.  The consequences of further Russian invasion are terrible not only for the people of Ukraine, but also for people around the world.

Fifty UN member states have witnessed cynical attempts by Russia to appropriate and use the memory of the victory over Nazism to justify this full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

 "We must not allow the rule of law to be replaced by the rule of law, and we must resist any attempt by force to change the internationally recognized borders of sovereign states," they said in a statement.

Today, the task of every civilized country, every human rights institution is to take maximum measures to restore peace to Ukraine and Europe, prevent humanitarian catastrophe and famine as a result of war, and establish the rule of human rights.

The Ombudsman of the Russian Federation T. Moskalkova, who is responsible for ensuring the protection of human rights, cannot continue to stand aside and ignore mass violations of the rights of Ukrainian citizens both in our country and in Russia, where they were forcibly deported by the Russian authorities.

I once again call on Ms. Moskalkova to provide me with information on all Ukrainian adults and children deported to Russia and to ensure their return to Ukraine or other countries of their choice.

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