Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of
Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the
city of Sevastopol
A/RES/80/223
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 10 as well as the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 11
Recalling also the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 12 and Additional
Protocol I thereto, of 1977, 13 as applicable, as well as relevant customary international
law,
Confirming the primary responsibility of States to respect, protect and fulfil
human rights,
Acknowledging that international human rights law and international
humanitarian law are complementary and mutually reinforcing,
Reaffirming the responsibility of States to respect international law, including
the principle that all States shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the
territorial integrity or political independence of any State and from acting in any other
manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations, recalling its resolution
2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, in which it approved the Declaration on Principles
of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in
accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, and reaffirming the principles
contained therein,
Recalling its resolution 3314 (XXIX) of 14 December 1974, entitled “Definition
of aggression”, in which it states that no territorial acquisition or special advantage
resulting from aggression is or shall be recognized as lawful,
Recalling also its resolution 68/262 of 27 March 2014 on the territorial integrity
of Ukraine, in which it affirmed its commitment to the sovereignty, political
independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally
recognized borders and called upon all States, international organizations and
specialized agencies not to recognize any alteration to the status of the Autonomous
Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and to refrain from any action or
dealing that might be interpreted as recognizing any such a ltered status,
Recalling further its resolution ES-11/4 of 12 October 2022, entitled “Territorial
integrity of Ukraine: defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations”,
Recalling its resolutions 71/205 of 19 December 2016, 72/190 of 19 December
2017, 73/263 of 22 December 2018, 74/168 of 18 December 2019, 75/192 of
16 December 2020, 76/179 of 16 December 2021 and 77/229 of 15 December 2022
on the situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic
of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as its resolutions 78/221 of
19 December 2023 and 79/184 of 17 December 2024 on the situation of human rights
in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous
Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, its resolutions 73/194 of 17 December
2018, 74/17 of 9 December 2019, 75/29 of 7 December 2020 and 76/70 of
9 December 2021 on the problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic
of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and
the Sea of Azov, and its resolution 78/316 of 11 July 2024 on the safety and security
of nuclear facilities of Ukraine, including the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and
relevant decisions of international organizations, specialized agencies and bodies
within the United Nations system,
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10
Ibid., vol. 2716, No. 48088.
Resolution 61/295, annex.
12
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970–973.
13
Ibid., vol. 1125, No. 17512.
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