28/04/2022 16:55

Commissioner: in the Luhansk region, the occupiers are forcing children to study near the war zone

In the temporarily occupied Luhansk region, the rashists are trying to create the illusion of a "normal life" by forcing children to go to schools where education is based on the russian program.

In Novooleksandrivka, the occupiers do not let children out of the school during the day, explaining this by security measures.  Each teacher is assigned to the russian military, who threatens to carry out training.

Involving children in training near an active combat zone poses a direct threat to their lives and safety and is a direct violation of Article 38 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Imposing education on the occupying country is contrary to Article 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which states that the child's education should be aimed at fostering respect for the child's parents, cultural identity, language and national values   of the child's country of origin. 

I appeal to the UN Commission for Investigation Human Rights Violations during Russia's military invasion of Ukraine to take into account these facts of war crimes and Russia's violations of children's rights in Ukraine.