11/05/2022 11:19

Lyudmila Denisova calls on UN and Red Cross to take all measures to evacuate wounded soldiers from Azovstal

The world saw terrible photos from Azovstal. With open wounds, without the necessary medication, in unsanitary conditions - in such inhumane conditions are wounded and maimed defenders of Mariupol, servicemen of the Azov National Guard.

Mariupol defenders are making inhuman efforts every minute to defend the city's last outpost.  They did not hesitate to sacrifice themselves to save Ukraine and the world from total evil.  Now the world must save them.

According to Article 16 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, the sick and wounded are under special protection and special respect.  Article 3 of the Convention on the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces obliges the parties to treat the wounded humanely in all circumstances.

 I call on the UN and the Red Cross to take all measures in accordance with their mandates to evacuate wounded Azovstal soldiers to safe regions of Ukraine, where they will be provided with medical care and proper care.