The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the ‘Human Rights Situation in the Temporarily Occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol’

The document was supported by 81 countries, 14 voted against and 80 abstained.

The document condemns the systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms recorded on the occupied territory of Ukraine by the Russian authorities. In particular, it refers to the harassment of Crimean Tatars, persecution of pro-Ukrainian activists, journalists and representatives of religious minorities.

Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burundi, China, Cuba, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Mali, Nicaragua, Niger, Russia, Sudan, Zimbabwe voted against the resolution.

Since the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, local residents have systematically faced discrimination and repression.

In particular, Crimean Tatar homes have been systematically searched. Security forces and Russian authorities accuse them of ‘ties with Ukraine’ or ‘terrorist activities’. Human rights activists and the Ukrainian authorities call these accusations politically motivated.

As the Crimean Tatar Resource Centre reported, since 2017, 10,018 violations of fundamental human rights have been recorded in Crimea annexed by Russia, 6,730 of them against representatives of the Crimean Tatar people.

 

Source: ukrinform.ua