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Ukraine: New UN Human Rights Office report issued today documents wide array of serious human rights abuses: http://sm.ohchr.org/
Intense fighting, including the use of heavy weaponry by both sides, in
densely populated areas of eastern Ukraine, has increased the loss of
civilian life, with an average of around 36 people being killed every
day. At least 2,593 people have been killed in Ukraine between mid-April and 27 August 2014.
“Deliberate targeting of civilians is a violation of international
humanitarian law, and more must be done to protect them,” said UN Human
Rights Chief Navi Pillay.
“There is an urgent need to end the
fighting and violence in the eastern regions, before more civilians are
harmed or forced to flee, or face intolerable hardships trapped inside
the conflict zones,” she added.
Intense fighting, including the use of heavy weaponry by both sides, in
densely populated areas of eastern Ukraine, has increased the loss of
civilian life, with an average of around 36 people being killed every
day. At least 2,593 people have been killed in Ukraine between mid-April and 27 August 2014.
“Deliberate targeting of civilians is a violation of international
humanitarian law, and more must be done to protect them,” said UN Human
Rights Chief Navi Pillay.
“There is an urgent need to end the
fighting and violence in the eastern regions, before more civilians are
harmed or forced to flee, or face intolerable hardships trapped inside
the conflict zones,” she added.
