05/05/2022 13:17

For propaganda purposes, racists endanger the lives of young children

Yesterday in the Donetsk region in the temporarily occupied city of Volnovakha, the occupiers opened a kindergarten № 8 "Tower".  A "holiday" program was held for children.

Such "demonstrations" are aimed at imagining a peaceful life, while the city of Volnovakha is in a dangerous zone, in close proximity to the line of hostilities. The city is constantly under fire.

However, the interim occupation authorities are deliberately endangering the lives of civilians, including preschool children.

Such actions of the occupiers are a violation of the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  Article 6 of the Convention stipulates that States parties recognize that every child has the right to life.  Article 38 of the Convention stipulates that in armed conflicts, States parties are obliged to take all possible measures to ensure the protection and care of children affected by armed conflict.

I appeal to the UN Commission for Investigation Human Rights Violations during Russia's military invasion of Ukraine to take into account this fact of Russia's violations of children's rights in Ukraine.