The Council of Europe does not recognize Russia’s illegal occupation of Crimea (the south of Ukraine) and condemns human rights violations on the peninsula.
Source: The Council of Europe
“In a decision adopted in the light of a report by Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Committee of Ministers has condemned human rights violations committed by the Russian occupying authorities, against ethnic Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars and other residents of temporarily occupied Crimea. The Committee of Ministers reaffirmed that it does not recognize the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation.”
“During the temporary Russian occupation, the human rights situation in Crimea has deteriorated significantly. Numerous and serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law have not been promptly and effectively investigated,” the Council of Europe said.
The Committee called on the Russian authorities to fulfil their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, to release all those illegally detained, and to immediately end human rights violations against Crimean residents.
