International Court of Justice publishes memorial of Ukraine in case against Russia

04.06.2019 14:19

Ukrinform

The International Court of Justice has published on its website the memorial of Ukraine which proves the violation of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by the Russian Federation.

The memorial has more than one thousand annexes that provide evidence on the merits of the case. The annexes are unavailable so far.

As reported, on June 12, 2018, Ukraine sent a bus with the evidence of Russia's violations of international law in Crimea and Donbas to the International Court of Justice. This memorial is the main document that has more than 17,500 pages and weighs about 90 kg.

As reported, on June 3-7, the International Court of Justice in The Hague holds the public hearings over the preliminary objections of Russia in Ukraine v. Russia case over the application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Yesterday, June 3, Russia’s representatives tried to prove the lack of jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice for a lawsuit filed by Ukraine.

On January 16, 2017, Ukraine filed a lawsuit against Russia with the International Court of Justice. The charges brought against Russia include: the provision of weapons and other forms of assistance to illegal armed groups; shooting down the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17); shelling residential areas of Mariupol and Kramatorsk in Donetsk region; destruction of a civilian passenger bus near Volnovakha in Donetsk region; explosion during a peaceful assembly in Kharkov which caused human fatalities; discrimination against the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar communities; the prohibition of activity of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, waves of disappearances, murders, unauthorized searches, detentions; restrictions on teaching in the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages.

The first hearing was held on March 6, 2017. On April 19, 2017, the order on provisional measures was delivered. The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that Russia should resume the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, ensure accessibility of education in Crimea in the Ukrainian language.