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Jimbuna · 12-28-22, 02:05 PM

UN members should consider creating tribunal on war crimes of Russian Federation, - High Commissioner for Human Rights Turk

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Trk, called for the prosecution of war crimes committed during Russia’s war against Ukraine.

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to DW.

"Criminals should know that they will not be able to escape punishment," said Turk. According to his estimates, at this stage it seems that the majority of war criminals will be able to escape punishment. If they cannot be brought to justice in Ukraine or Russia, then the UN member states should decide on the creation of an international tribunal, the UN High Commissioner is convinced.

Individual countries can also initiate legal proceedings, Türk emphasized and recalled that in 2021, the highest regional court in the German city of Koblenz sentenced a Syrian citizen to imprisonment for facilitating crimes against humanity in Syria.

When asked whether it will be possible to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to justice for the war he started in Ukraine, Turk answered: "I don't want to speculate, but something like that seems unrealistic to me now." He emphasized that it is currently difficult both from a political and legal point of view.

Turk added that Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are currently investigating about 40,000 war crimes. Back in 2014, after Russia's occupation of Ukrainian Crimea and the start of fighting in eastern Ukraine, the UN Office for Human Rights sent investigators to this country. Reports on the results of their work have been prepared, the UN commissioner said.

"Most recently, they documented the killing of 441 civilians in three regions in the first months of a full-scale invasion in 2022. It is about the deaths of 341 men, 72 women, 20 boys, and 8 girls," Turk clarified.

"We are also registering new cases in a number of regions of the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, which have been retaken by the Ukrainian armed forces," the UN commissioner noted. According to him, Russian servicemen probably killed civilians in temporary detention centers and after security checks. "Another commission of the UN Human Rights Council and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is conducting an investigation in Ukraine," Turk reminded. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3389885

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,600 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	UN members should consider creating tribunal on war crimes of Russian Federation, - High Commissioner for Human Rights Turk The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Trk, called for the prosecution of war crimes committed during Russia’s war against Ukraine. This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to DW. "Criminals should know that they will not be able to escape punishment," said Turk. According to his estimates, at this stage it seems that the majority of war criminals will be able to escape punishment. If they cannot be brought to justice in Ukraine or Russia, then the UN member states should decide on the creation of an international tribunal, the UN High Commissioner is convinced. Individual countries can also initiate legal proceedings, Türk emphasized and recalled that in 2021, the highest regional court in the German city of Koblenz sentenced a Syrian citizen to imprisonment for facilitating crimes against humanity in Syria. When asked whether it will be possible to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to justice for the war he started in Ukraine, Turk answered: "I don't want to speculate, but something like that seems unrealistic to me now." He emphasized that it is currently difficult both from a political and legal point of view. Turk added that Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are currently investigating about 40,000 war crimes. Back in 2014, after Russia's occupation of Ukrainian Crimea and the start of fighting in eastern Ukraine, the UN Office for Human Rights sent investigators to this country. Reports on the results of their work have been prepared, the UN commissioner said. "Most recently, they documented the killing of 441 civilians in three regions in the first months of a full-scale invasion in 2022. It is about the deaths of 341 men, 72 women, 20 boys, and 8 girls," Turk clarified. "We are also registering new cases in a number of regions of the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, which have been retaken by the Ukrainian armed forces," the UN commissioner noted. According to him, Russian servicemen probably killed civilians in temporary detention centers and after security checks. "Another commission of the UN Human Rights Council and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is conducting an investigation in Ukraine," Turk reminded. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3389885 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!