The Commissioner: Kiev is not obliged to forget about the residents of Eastern Ukraine
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for human rights Nils Muiznieks said that Kiev, in pursuing its policy, is not required to forget about the residents of Eastern Ukraine.
on the first day of the week Niels Muiznieks came to Kiev, where he participated in the human rights conference. The last time the Commissioner visited Kiev and Simferopol and Moscow in the early autumn of the current year.
" I think the key is that your compatriots in the East (Ukraine) have not been forgotten, " said Muiznieks during the conference, answering questions of reporters about what could and should be done Kyiv authorities for Residents in the Donbass.
However, the Commissioner said that it is important to work with the United Nations and various non-governmental organizations." I think it's important to try to continue the communication with the public (Donbas) and tell them that They are citizens of Ukraine, and the government will do what you have the ability to protect their rights, and will work with international organizations, " drew the attention of the Commissioner.
according to the results stay in Kiev, Simferopol and Moscow in September Muiznieks released the report, which was criticized by the Russian foreign Ministry. Moscow felt that he could not sustain this document in neutral and defend politicized and confrontational and biased estimates, as well as among them on issues that are beyond the powers of its mandate ".
Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat citizens of the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were 4, 3 thousands of civilians, almost 10 thousand were injured. Brokered by Russia and the OSCE agreed in Minsk truce from 5 September. After the past 2 November in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics elections fire in the Donbass intensified, the parties blame each other in violation of the Minsk agreements.
numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. They were the response of local citizens to violent change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law granting Russian the status of regional language.
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