The European Parliament called for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Crimea, providing them with medical care and allowing them to speak with families, lawyers and international actors.
In Strasbourg, members of the European Parliament on December 19 adopted a resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in Crimea, which is temporarily occupied by Russia. Ukrinform reported this on Thursday, December 19.
446 representatives voted for the corresponding document, 25 were against, and 51 abstained.
“The Russian Federation pursues a targeted policy aimed at forcibly changing the demographic composition of Crimea, mainly on ethnic grounds, which is a war crime in accordance with international law,” the text of the resolution said.
It is noted that the Russian occupation forces in Crimea are endlessly suppressing civilians, in particular, politically active members of the Crimean Tatar community, journalists, dissidents, and also persecuting Crimean Tatars for acts- fabricated charges of terrorism.
It was also noted that the occupying Russian authorities in Crimea have detained more than 218 people on politically motivated charges, including 132 Crimean Tatars who are routinely denied medical care.
The document also lists the names of three illegally detained Crimean activists:
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Irina Danilovich is a journalist and human rights activist who was kidnapped in 2022 by Russian intelligence services and sentenced to more than 6 years in prison. Due to the lack of medical care, Danilovic suffered a stroke and became partially deaf.
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Tofik Abdulgaziev is a social activist who was arrested in 2019 and sentenced to 12 years in prison on baseless charges. A prisoner transferred to a Russian prison was diagnosed with tuberculosis.
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Amet Suleymanov – a journalist who covered the repressions against the Crimean Tatars and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He is suffering from a fatal heart condition and needs immediate medical attention.
The European Parliament called for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Crimea, providing them with medical care and allowing them to speak with families, lawyers and international actors, including the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance. (RONG).
The resolution also recalls the need to create a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
Earlier, representatives of the Estonian Parliament called for condemnation of continuing crimes against Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea.
In turn, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Russia’s human rights violations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
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