A/RES/78/221
Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories
of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and
the city of Sevastopol
responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of children and that of unlawful
transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation,
Noting also the inclusion of the Russian armed forces and affiliated armed
groups in the annex to the annual report of the Secretary-General on children and
armed conflict, for killings of children and attacks on schools and hospitals in
Ukraine,
Commending the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
on Sexual Violence in Conflict on the prevention of and response to conflict -related
sexual violence in Ukraine,
Acknowledging the importance of the investigation conducted by the
Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine and emphasizing the
role played by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
in contributing to an objective appraisal of the situation of human rights in Ukraine,
and in this regard welcoming the investigation by the International Criminal Court,
Strongly condemning the continued arbitrary detentions in the temporarily
controlled or occupied territories of Ukraine, the ongoing impunity in reported cases
of enforced disappearances, as well as the so-called filtration procedures, in particular
in relation to displaced persons,
Gravely concerned that the temporary occupation of Crimea became a blueprint
for a grave human rights crisis in other territories of Ukraine under temporary control
or occupation by the Russian Federation,
Affirming that the seizure of Crimea and other territories of Ukraine by force is
illegal and a violation of international law, and affirming also that control of all of the
territory of Ukraine must be immediately restored to Ukraine,
1.
Condemns the failure of the Russian Federation to comply with the
repeated requests and demands of the General Assembly, as well as with the orders of
the International Court of Justice of 19 April 2017 on provisional measures in the case
concerning the Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the
Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation), and of 16 March
2022 on provisional measures in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under
the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine
v. Russian Federation);
2.
Strongly condemns the continuing and total disregard by the Russian
Federation for its obligations under international law, including the Charter of the
United Nations, regarding its legal responsibility for the occupied territory, including
the responsibility to respect Ukrainian law and the rights of all civilians;
3.
Condemns in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation
against Ukraine in violation of Article 2 (4) of the Charter, and the use of Crimea for
this aim and to support the attempted illegal annexation of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia,
Donetsk and Luhansk regions;
4.
Demands that the Russian Federation immediately cease its war of
aggression against Ukraine and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces
from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders;
5.
Condemns violations and abuses of human rights law and international
humanitarian law perpetrated by the Russian occupying authorities and entailing
discrimination against the residents of the temporarily controlled or occupied
territories of Ukraine, including Crimean Tatars, as well as Ukrainians and persons
belonging to other ethnic and religious groups;
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