Ministry of Justice of Ukraine said on August 24, 2022, that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) gave Russia urgent instructions to immediately ensure the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war, including medical assistance, after Ukraine’s requirements to consider this case.
Source: Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
The ECHR gave Russia immediate instructions to ensure the rights of prisoners enshrined in the Convention. There is evidence that the Russians knowingly cause irreparable damage to the physical integrity of the prisoners and threaten their lives. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is informed by the ECHR about its decision.
“The decision of the ECHR is a confirmation that the court is attentive to all cases related to armed aggression, regardless of whether it is an interstate or an individual case. Temporary measures in the interstate case of Ukraine against Russia now also cover the rights of prisoners of war,” said Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine Iryna Mudra.
On August 23, Ukraine submitted several urgent demands to the European Court of Human Rights regarding the defenders of “Azovstal”, among them the prohibition of a “tribunal” of military personnel and torture.
Uaposition memo: The heroic Ukrainian defenders of “Azovstal” steelworks fulfilled the order to leave the plant with the condition of preserving their lives and further exchange as prisoners. Russians violated the terms of the agreement and do not take into account any international rules and requirements regarding the treatment of prisoners.
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