03/05/2022 17:03

The occupiers are taking away the phones of Ukrainian citizens in the occupied territories

The so-called "LPR" issued an order to "check" phones, tablets and other gadgets for "undesirable" social networks, dialogues with relatives living outside the "republic".

The possession of personal belongings has been announced for up to 30 days, and the owners themselves may be detained for the same period.

The occupying power restricts freedom of speech in the occupied territories and also isolates residents from any information other than racist propaganda.

The actions of the Russian Federation and the self-proclaimed republics under its control grossly violate the requirements of Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights regarding non-interference with privacy, Articles 18 and 19 of the Declaration, which guarantee freedom of thought, speech and access to information.

I appeal to the UN Commission for Investigation Human Rights Violations during the Russian Military Invasion of Ukraine to take into account these facts of human rights violations in Ukraine.