Russian forces in Ukraine are committing atrocities that are not mere acts of war but constitute a systematic campaign of genocide.
The evidence that Russia seeks the total erasure of Ukrainian identity and people is irrefutable. 1/5🧵
The evidence that Russia seeks the total erasure of Ukrainian identity and people is irrefutable. 1/5🧵
Russia abducts & relocates Ukrainian civilians into "filtration" camps, where they endure brutal conditions & forced assimilation. The trauma inflicted on these individuals is part of a deliberate attempt to dismantle the fabric of Ukrainian society. 2/5 npr.org/2024/02/05/122…
In areas of Ukraine previously occupied by Russia, mass graves & torture chambers have been discovered. Hospitals, schools and shelters are bombed with calculated precision, aiming to break the spirit of the Ukrainian people. 3/5 reuters.com/world/europe/t…
Evidence of Russian atrocities targeting civilians perfectly align with the definition of genocide outlined in the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide, to which both the U.S. and Russia are signatories. 4/5 un.org/en/genocidepre…
As signatories to the 1948 Genocide Convention, we are obligated not only to punish but prevent genocide in real time. We must take decisive and direct action to stop this genocide from progressing to its horrific intended conclusion. 5/5 thehill.com/opinion/intern…
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