UNGA to vote on resolution addressing human rights violations in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine
As reported by an Ukrinform correspondent in New York, the GA session will begin at 10:00 local time (17:00 Kyiv time).
The resolution, titled “Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol,” points to numerous violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by the Russian Federation. These include repression in the occupied territories, cases of torture, arbitrary detentions, and persecution of journalists, human rights defenders, and representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people.
This year’s text strengthens the section on torture and inhuman treatment in Russia of Ukrainian prisoners of war and unlawfully detained civilians. It condemns the Russian authorities’ refusal to provide families with information about the fate and whereabouts of detainees.
The document also includes a reminder of the importance of adhering to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, emphasizing that mass, gross, and systematic violations of human rights and international humanitarian law may lead to genocide.
An additional paragraph in the preamble encourages efforts toward a peaceful settlement of the conflict in accordance with the UN Charter.
As reported by Ukrinform, in November, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, which deals with human rights issues, approved the text of the document by a majority vote of UN member states.
The UN General Assembly resolution “Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine” has been adopted annually since 2016, each time including new provisions and language. Since 2023, the title has been expanded to “Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.”
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