Minister for Europe gravely concerned about human rights in Crimea
19 May 2014 12:18 PM
Foreign Office notes
worrying UNHCHR report showing deterioration in the human rights situation in
Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
A report from the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has shown an
“alarming” deterioration in the situation in human rights in Crimea
and eastern Ukraine.
In response, David Lidington,
the Minister for Europe, said:
We pay tribute to the Office of
the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights who has produced a
comprehensive and independent report that highlights the alarming human rights
situation in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. We support the UNHCHR’s call for
the end of provocative or intolerant actions.
We are gravely concerned by the
situation in eastern Ukraine and the impact this is having on the protection of
human rights. The illegal seizure of public buildings in the east of Ukraine by
armed groups as well as abductions, arbitrary detentions, intimidation and
harassment of civilians and journalists is appalling and must stop. The human
rights situation in Crimea and the on-going harassment of Crimean Tatars is
also deeply concerning, and we are following the situation very
closely.
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