On December 13, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) began consideration of the merits of the case “Ukraine v. Russia” on the occupation of Crimea.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of systematically violating the European Convention on Human Rights in annexed Crimea since February 2014.
Today, at the premises of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, oral hearings were held regarding the admissibility and essence of the interstate case “Ukraine v. Russia” under Nos. 20958/14 and 38334/18, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine reports.
At this meeting, Ukraine proved to the ECHR what human rights violations the Russian Federation is committing in the occupied territory. It was about the existence of a systemic administrative practice of human rights violations by Russia since the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.
Ukraine’s position during the oral hearing was defended by Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine Irina Mudra and Commissioner for the European Court of Human Rights Margarita Sokorenko
Irina Mudra said that Russia is responsible before the court for human rights violations committed by its own forces, as well as for violations committed by local subordinates, starting from the day of the coup.
She is responsible not only for the acts of physical violence that occurred in the weeks following the coup, but also for the campaign of political repression that her puppet regime subsequently imposed in Crimea. The widespread and systematic human rights violations committed by Russia and its proxies in Crimea have, from the outset, targeted ethnic and religious minorities, pro-Ukrainian activists and journalists, members of the Ukrainian armed forces, and all those individuals, groups and organizations that opposed the Russian occupation or were believed to oppose Russian occupation,” Mudra told the judges.
Margarita Sokorenko recalled that since the beginning of the occupation of Crimea in 2014, year after year, the situation with respect for human rights in the occupied territory of Crimea has been deteriorating. Those affected by the actions of the occupation authorities cannot defend their violated rights and receive compensation as a result of the illegal and barbaric actions of the Russian occupiers, and Russia refuses to cooperate with any party to investigate the facts of human rights violations in the occupied territories of Ukraine, which significantly aggravates the already disappointing situation. with their observance.
Taking into account the statements and evidence provided by Ukraine over the past 9 years, including today’s statements during the oral hearings, the Government of Ukraine requests the ECtHR to find Russia responsible for the violation of human rights guaranteed by the Convention considered in this interstate case.
On January 14, 2021, the ECtHR announced a ruling on the admissibility of the case “Ukraine v. Russia (regarding Crimea)”, recognizing it as partially admissible, and decided to join the interstate case “Ukraine v. Russia” in relation to political prisoners.
Source: Racurs
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