Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories
of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and
the city of Sevastopol
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displaced persons and refugees affected by the temporary occupation of territories of
Ukraine by the Russian Federation;
(cc) To stop the policy of forcibly changing the demographic, including ethnic,
composition of the population and take the necessary measures aimed at halting the
free migration to and settling of citizens of the Russian Federation in the temporarily
occupied territories of Ukraine;
(dd) To ensure compliance with obligations under international law, including
humanitarian law and the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in
the Event of Armed Conflict, 27 regarding the preservation of monuments of the
cultural heritage of Ukraine in the temporarily controlled or occupied territories of
Ukraine, in particular regarding the Khan Palace in Bakhchysarai and the monument
“The ancient city of Chersonese and its Chora”, to prevent and stop reported illegal
archaeological excavations in Crimea and other temporarily occupied territories of
Ukraine, and the illicit transfer of cultural property of Ukraine outside the territory of
Ukraine;
8.
Calls upon the Russian Federation to address the substantive concerns and
all recommendations highlighted in the reports of the Secretary -General and the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation
of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, as well as previous
relevant recommendations from reports on the situation of human rights in Ukraine
by the Office of the High Commissioner based on the work of the human rights
monitoring mission in Ukraine established to prevent further deterioration of human
rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine;
9.
Supports the efforts of Ukraine to maintain economic, financial, political,
social, informational, cultural and other ties with its citizens in the temporarily
controlled or occupied territories of Ukraine in order to facilitate their access to
democratic processes, economic opportunities and objective information;
10. Calls upon all international organizations and specialized agencies of the
United Nations system, when referring to the temporarily controlled or occupied
territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of
Sevastopol, in their official documents, communications, publications, information
and reports, including with regard to statistical data of the Russian Federation or
provided by the Russian Federation, as well as those placed or used on official United
Nations Internet resources and platforms, to refer to “the Autonomous Republic of
Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, and certain areas of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia,
Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Ukraine, temporarily controlled or occupied by the
Russian Federation”, and to refer to bodies of the Russian Federation and their
representatives in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine as “occupying
authorities of the Russian Federation”, and encourages all States and other
international organizations to do the same;
11. Calls upon Member States to support human rights defenders in the
temporarily controlled or occupied territories of Ukraine and across Ukraine and to
continue advocacy for the respect of human rights, including by condemning the
violations committed by the Russian Federation in the temporarily controlled or
occupied territories of Ukraine at bilateral and multilateral forums;
12. Also calls upon Member States to engage constructively in concerted
efforts, including within international frameworks and the International Crimea
Platform, aimed at improving the human rights situation in the temporarily controlled
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