United Nations Human Rights
human rights violations persist in Eastern Ukraine in spite of relative
calm in the region, a new UN report states. These abuses include
shelling, executions, arbitrary and illegal detentions, torture, ill-treatment, human trafficking and the lack of justice and accountability. http://sm.ohchr.org/1KHnClZ -
The impact of the conflict on the economic and social rights of
civilians continues to be dramatic, the report states, adding that “the
interruption of access to basic services is life-threatening and can
have a life-long impact on a large portion of the population, hindering
the post-conflict recovery of the society.”
“Too many have had
their homes and livelihoods destroyed and their lives torn apart, with
no sign of justice, accountability, compensation or redress,” UN Human
Rights Chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein added, urging all parties to end the
fighting and investigate all human rights violations.
Issued
today by the UN Human Rights Office, the tenth report by the UN Human
Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine covers the period from 16 February
to 15 May 2015.
