Ukraine’s human rights commissioner says ICRC isn't fulfilling its mandate
Ukrainian ombudsman has emphasized the lack of initiative and failure to fulfill its mandate by the International Committee of the Red Cross
On Friday, July 7, at the Legion of Law All-Ukrainian Human Rights Forum, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets expressed dissatisfaction with the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
"In my opinion, they are not fulfilling their mandate. I have said this publicly and will continue to say it until they change their approaches. I personally expressed this to the new president of the International Committee of the Red Cross," Lubinets said.
The ombudsman reminded that Mirjana Spoljaric Egger was appointed on October 1, 2022, and the ICRC chief spoke to him for the first time.
"We had a meeting on October 5, I went to Geneva on purpose. Unfortunately, the approaches are not changing, so we can offer them a lot of things, but I don't see that they have any desire to really change anything," Lubinets added.
During the forum, the ombudsman of Ukraine, human rights defenders, representatives of civil society and international organizations discussed best practices in human rights protection, identified urgent problems and looked for joint and effective solutions. Among the participants are people whose rights have been violated.
The details of the Operational Plan to the Development Strategy of the Ombudsman's Office are also discussed at the event.
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In August 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross stated that it did not guarantee the safety of Ukrainian soldiers who were leaving Azovstal and then ended up in Russian captivity.
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On July 6, Ukraine returned 45 people from captivity. Among them are two officers, 41 privates and sergeants, a civilian employee of Azovstal, and a territorial defense fighter from Kherson.
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As of July 7, during the full-scale war, Ukraine managed to return 2,576 citizens from Russian captivity, including 144 civilians. At the same time, more than 25,000 people are considered civilian hostages of the Russian Federation.
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