At a meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, the need for a thorough investigation into all war crimes committed during the Russian invasion was noted.
At the last session of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Skopje, a joint statement of 45 countries on human rights and fundamental freedoms was announced, reports Ukrinform.
At a meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, it was noted the need for a thorough investigation into all violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, military crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Russian aggression, and for in bringing all those responsible to justice.
45 states signed the declaration: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain/EU, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA , Ukraine and Denmark.
“Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine, supported by the Lukashenko regime in Belarus, is the most striking example and reminds us all that human rights and fundamental freedoms are one of the main goals of the aggressor and ensuring the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is a prerequisite for long-term security and peace between states and within them,” the statement said.
The signatories said they were struck by independent reports, particularly from the OSCE Moscow Mechanism, which identified serious human rights violations and a “clear pattern” of violations of international humanitarian law by Russian troops in Ukraine, including targeted killings of civilians, illegal detentions, abductions, forced deportations. and large-scale deportations, as well as torture and other ill-treatment, including sexual violence.
“We strongly condemn the heinous violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law. All possible violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, war crimes and crimes against humanity must be brought to justice and is being thoroughly investigated. Those responsible must be brought to justice,” read the statement. statement read by the representative of Denmark.
Let’s recall that in Skopje an agreement was reached to extend the mandate of four key officials for nine months. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will be able to resume its work after Russia agreed to the temporary appointment of senior officials with full elections blocked.
As reported, 14 countries will help Ukraine identify war criminals. They agreed to allocate a special OSINT unit (Task Force to Support the Investigation of War Crimes Committed in Ukraine) to implement priority requests from Ukraine, other countries and the International Criminal Court. We are talking about Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Norway, Great Britain, and the USA.
Source: korrespondent
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