Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine

Condemnatory

Yes

Analysis

• The Ukraine-sponsored resolution condemns Russia's occupation of Crimea, as well as human rights abuses committed by Russia in Crimea. Also, it contains no praise for Russia.

Main Sponsors

Ukraine

Vote

Yes - 65, No - 25, Abstain - 85, Absent - 18

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Key Praise

None

Key Criticism

• "Condemning the ongoing temporary occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine–the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (hereinafter “Crimea”)–by the Russian Federation, and reaffirming the non-recognition of its annexation."
• "Condemning the reported serious violations and abuses committed against residents of Crimea, in particular extrajudicial killings, abductions, enforced disappearances, politically motivated prosecutions, discrimination, harassment, intimidation, violence, including sexual violence, arbitrary detentions and arrests, torture and ill-treatment, in particular to extract confessions, and psychiatric internmen..."
• "Deplores the failure of the Russian Federation to comply with the repeated requests and demands of the General Assembly, as well as with the order of the International Court of Justice of 19 April 2017 on provisional measures..."
• "Strongly condemns the continuing and total disregard by the Russian Federation for its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations and international law regarding its legal responsibility for the occupied territory, including the responsibility to respect Ukrainian law and the rights of all civilians."
• "Condemns all attempts by the Russian Federation to legitimize or normalize its attempted annexation of Crimea, including the automatic imposition of Russian citizenship, illegal election campaigns and change of the demographic structure of the population of Crimea and suppression of national identity."
• "Also condemns violations, abuses, measures and practices of discrimination against the residents of the temporarily occupied Crimea, including Crimean Tatars, as well as Ukrainians and persons belonging to other ethnic and religious groups, by the Russian occupation authorities."