The UN General Assembly adopted an updated resolution condemning Russia's violations of human rights in the occupied territories of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced on Dec. 19.
The UN General Assembly has adopted an updated resolution condemning Russia's serious violations of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Source: Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Twitter Quote from Kuleba: "I welcome the updated UNGA resolution condemning Russia's grave human rights violations, notably urging it to cease forcible deportations and ensure a safe return of all Ukrainian children and civilian hostages.
The Biden administration Monday issued sanctions against two officers in the Russian military for involvement in gross violations of human rights, including the alleged extrajudicial killing of unarmed Ukrainian civilians. The sanctions target Azatbek Omurbekov, a colonel in Russia’s armed forces who the State Department said carried the dark moniker of “The Butcher of Bucha,”…
The Biden administration Monday issued sanctions against two officers in the Russian military for involvement in gross violations of human rights, including the alleged extrajudicial killing of unarmed Ukrainian civilians. The sanctions target Azatbek Omurbekov, a colonel in Russia’s armed forces who the State Department said carried the dark moniker of “The Butcher of Bucha,”…
russia from the human rights council following reports of gross and systematic violations of human rights by russian troops in ukraine. the resolution garnered 93 votes in favour, with 2a voting against. a two thirds majority of the votes cast was needed to suspend russia from the geneva based council. for now, moscow seems to be focusing its attention on eastern ukraine, specifically ( the donbass region. the bbc has witnessed hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing that area, where separatists have been fighting for 8 years. 21st century combat on ukraine s eastern front can look and sound more like something from the first world war.