“In 1991, Mejlis was elected - a representative body of Crimean Tatars. We decided to be part of independent 🇺🇦 then,” told Gunlara Abdulaieva.
A little over 20 years have passed, #Crimea suffered the 🇷🇺 occupation in 2014, Mejlis was announced as an extremist organization 2/6
The entire population of the occupied #Crimea has been under pressure, intimidation and in danger of imprisonment since then.
Aziz Umerov told the story of his sister, #PoliticalPrisoner Leniie Umerova who faces up to 20 years of imprisonment under trumped-up charges ‼️ 3/6
Stories of Nariman Dzhelyal, brothers Asan and Aziz Akhtemov, Abdureshyt Dzhepparov, Mamed Dovhopolov, Iryna Danylovych, Mariano García Calatayud were also heard within the walls of @Europarl_EN 4/6
HRDs, relatives & colleagues of the #PoliticalPrisoners called the international society for action:
“Right now, in 🇺🇦, we are fighting for peace and triumph of democracy. Thus, we ask you to fight for our people.” 5/6
"I look forward to the day when Crimean Tatars will become 🇺🇦 Members of @Europarl_EN taking their place in the diverse family of the peoples of 🇪🇺,” proclaimed @EamonGilmore, the EU Special Representative for #HumanRights.
"The United States calls on Russia to immediately halt its systematic “filtration” operations and forced deportations in Russian-controlled and held areas of Ukraine." 1/ state.gov/russias-filtra…
"The unlawful transfer and deportation of protected persons is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians and is a war crime." 2/
"Russian authorities must release those detained and allow Ukrainian citizens forcibly removed or coerced into leaving their country the ability to promptly and safely return home." 3/
Thread📢Russia has radically increased its crackdown in the #Crimea
🇷🇺security forces detained 4 lawyers who have been defending victims of human rights abuses since the 1st days of Russian occupation. HRDs condemn detention of Crimean lawyers 1/
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While the international community’s main focus is on large-scale war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian military in the war zone in Ukraine, gross human rights violations in the occupied Crimea remain virtually unnoticed. 2/
On May 26-27, Russian security forces detained four lawyers who have been defending victims of human rights abuses in Crimea since the first days of Russian occupation: Edem Semedliayev, Nazim Sheikhmambetov, Ayder Azamatov, and Emine Avamileva. 3/
Thread. The number of cases against prisoners of war detained during this phase of the conflict will only increase over time. This is evidenced by indictments that are actively published on the official website of the Office of the Prosecutor General. 1/ zmina.info/en/articles-en…
However, the demand for rapid justice or other motives should not be met at the expense of the quality. Otherwise, we risk creating the illusion of justice, which will not result in restoring victims rights or bringing perpetrators to account. 2/
The judiciary system lacks a proper understanding of war crimes, & judges are still skeptical of IHL & ICL in their work. After 8 years of conflict, law enforcement, prosecutors & courts still need thorough systematic training. 3/
🆘 Thread. Citizen journalist, activist Iryna Danilovych was held incomunicado for 13 days, 8 of which in FSB in the temporarily occupied #Crimea. FSB officers threatened her to force to sign blank official forms.They illegally forced her to go through poligraph test.#TheTaken 1/
In FSB Danilovych was life-threatened, having been illegally held in the FSB for 8 days. FSB put on a plastic bag on Iryna's head threatening her to be taken to a forest. Food was provided once a day during her illegal detention, she was deprived from fulfilling basic needs. 2/
After Danilovych was forced to sign blank forms in exchange of freedom she was immediately informed that FSB found two hundred grams of explosives in her bag and took her to the "court" to choose a precautionary measure. 3/
#TheTaken
We demand the Russian Federation urgently release Ukrainian citizen journalist Irina Danilovych and all other victims of enforced disappearances in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea & the city of Sevastopol 1/
Assist the Government of Ukraine in finding and investigating cases of enforced disappearances in the occupied territories.2/
Provide comprehensive support to victims of enforced disappearances, their relatives, as well as victims of other gross human rights violations, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in the occupied territories of Ukraine. 3/