Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories
of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and
the city of Sevastopol
A/RES/78/221
6.
Demands that the Russian Federation respect obligations under
international law with regard to respecting the Ukrainian legislation in force prior to
the temporary occupation;
7.
Urges the Russian Federation:
(a)
To uphold all of its obligations under applicable international law;
(b) To fully and immediately comply with the orders of the International Court
of Justice of 19 April 2017 and of 16 March 2022;
(c) To take all measures necessary to bring an immediate end to all violations
and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international
humanitarian law against residents of the temporarily controlled or occupied
territories of Ukraine, in particular reported discriminatory measures and practices,
arbitrary detentions and arrests, violations and abuses within the framework of the
filtration procedures, enforced disappearances, torture and other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment, sexual and gender-based violence, including to compel
apprehended persons to self-incriminate or “cooperate” with law enforcement, ensure
fair trial, revoke all discriminatory legislation and hold accountable those responsible
for those violations and abuses by ensuring the independent, impartial and effective
investigation of all allegations;
(d) To refrain from arresting or prosecuting residents of the temporarily
controlled or occupied territories of Ukraine for non-criminal acts committed or
opinions expressed, including in social media comments or posts, and release all
residents who have been arrested or imprisoned for such acts;
(e) To respect the laws in force in Ukraine, repeal laws unlawfully imposed
by the Russian Federation in the temporarily controlled or occupied territories of
Ukraine that allow for forced evictions and the confiscation of private property,
including land, in violation of applicable international law, and respect the property
rights of all former owners affected by previous confiscations;
(f) To immediately release and allow the return to Ukraine, without
preconditions, of Ukrainian citizens who were unlawfully detained, as well as those
transferred or deported by the Russian Federation;
(g) To disclose the number and identity of individuals deported from the
temporarily controlled or occupied territories of Ukraine to the Russian Federation
and take immediate action to allow the voluntary return of such individuals to
Ukraine;
(h) To end the practice of placing detainees in solitary confinement cells as a
method of intimidation;
(i) To monitor and accommodate the medical needs of all Ukrainian citizens,
including those unlawfully detained and convicted on politically motivated grounds
in the temporarily controlled or occupied territories of Ukraine and the Russian
Federation and allow the monitoring of those detainees’ state of health and conditions
of detention by independent international monitors and physicians from reputable
international health organizations, including the European Committee for the
Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the
International Committee of the Red Cross, and investigate effectively all deaths in
detention;
(j) To uphold the rights, in accordance with international law and until their
release, of Ukrainian prisoners and detainees in the temporarily controlled or
occupied territories of Ukraine and in the Russian Federation, including those on
hunger strike, and encourages it to respect the United Nations Standard Minimum
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