UIA plane crash: Ukraine joins statement of UK, Canada and Sweden

UIA plane crash: Ukraine joins statement of UK, Canada and Sweden

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During the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council on March 9, Ukraine joined the statement of the United Kingdom, Canada, and Sweden on the downing of flight PS752 by Iran, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reports.

“It is just over a year since the tragic downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752. That crash, caused by two Iranian surface-to-air missiles, killed 176 people – many of whom were traveling home for the holidays or returning to school. We continue to mourn this devastating loss,” the statement reads.

In February, Special Rapporteurs Agnes Callamard and Javaid Rehman released a letter to the Iranian government, which outlined a number of very serious allegations. Chief amongst their concerns is that the right to life of the 176 passengers and crew members was violated.

“We proceed from the fact that Iran has not responded to this letter. Iran’s alleged violation of these human rights obligations is extremely troubling. This is compounded by allegations of entirely unacceptable harassment and threats made against family members of some of the victims,” the signers noted.

In this regard, they call on Iran to reply to the letter as soon as possible and certainly in advance of the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur Callamard at HRC47; immediately stop any harassment and intimidation of the victims’ families, both in Iran and elsewhere; ensure a full and transparent criminal investigation and impartial judicial proceedings as part of their obligation to provide justice for the victims of this tragedy; and provide a comprehensive account of the events that led to this tragedy.

On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines plane (Flight PS752) heading from Tehran to Kyiv crashed shortly after taking off from the Imam Khomeini International Airport. There were 176 people on board – nine crew members (all Ukrainians) and 167 passengers (citizens of Ukraine, Iran, Canada, Sweden, Afghanistan, Germany, and the UK).

On January 11, Iran admitted that its military had accidentally shot down the Ukrainian passenger jet. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accepted full responsibility for the downing of the Ukrainian airliner.

On January 5, 2021, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Ukraine had received from Iran a draft technical report on the circumstances of the crash of flight PS752, and should prepare its comments by the end of February.

On February 20, Iran announced the completion of the investigation into this case.

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