02/04/2022 17:17

The ombudsman of the Russian Federation T. Moskalkova violates the rights of the Ukrainian military

Today, the Ombudsman of the Russian Federation paid a visit to the prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were captured and are in one of the military units of the Black Sea Fleet in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

The faces of Ukrainians were not retouched in the published photos taken during the visit.

The Third Geneva Convention and Additional Protocol I on the Protection of Prisoners of War clearly established that prisoners of war should be treated humanely in all circumstances and protected from all acts of violence, intimidation, insult and public interest.  This includes the disclosure of photographs or videos, recordings of interrogations, private conversations or personal correspondence, and any other private data.

The Ombudsman of the Russian Federation violated the requirements of these acts in the publication regarding her visit to Ukrainian prisoners of war.

I ask the UN Commission fir Investigation Human Rights Violations during Russia's Military Invasion of Ukraine and the expert mission set up by OSCE participating States under the Moscow Mechanism to take into account these violations of Ukrainian citizens' rights by Russian officials, including Ombudsman T. Moskalkova.

I would like to draw your attention to the fact that during my visit to one of the places of detention where prisoners of war of the Russian Federation are staying on March 19, 2022, no violations of the requirements of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War were detected.

#ОБСЄ  #OSCE  #UN #ООН

In this post, we retouched the photo