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Russia
The third seminar of the Commission "Truth, Justice and Reconciliation between Russia and Ukraine, in association with the European Union", which took place from June 2 to 5, 2019, in the city of Caen, brought together researchers and representatives of civil society from Ukraine, Russia and EU.
We, the Ukrainian human rights and civil society organizations, have been protecting Ukrainian citizens illegally detained in Russia and the occupied Ukrainian territories of Crimea and Donbas for the past six years.
On the occasion of the PACE, 29 members from different national delegations (e.g. France, Belgium, UK, Poland, Italy etc.) and political groups signed a written declaration “Sanctions must be maintained and “Magnitsky laws” applied in response to human rights violations in the RF occupied Crimea"
On 14 March 2019, in Strasbourg, MEPs voted in favour of an EU human rights sanctions regime, following a proposal by the Dutch government in November 2018 and voted unanimously by the EU's Foreign Affairs Council in December last year. The resolution was adopted by wide majority, 447 to 70.
Lev Ponomaryov and Emil Kurbedinov were subjected to shocking cases of administrative arrest for posting on social networks. In this way, the authorities continue to apply the policy of intimidation and punishment of individuals who dare criticise the actions of the regime.
The Open Dialogue Foundation is among the organisations who joined the appeal to support the adoption of a Global Magnitsky Act at the EU level.
Representatives of the governments of all 28 EU countries gathered in the Hague in order to discuss the Netherlands’ proposal to adopt, within the EU, of a joint legal mechanism that would allow the imposition of personal sanctions on persons involved in gross violations of human rights.
On Sunday, November 25, 2018, a ship of the Border Guard Service of the Russian Federation’s Federal Security Service rammed through a Ukrainian tugboat “Yany Kapu”. Along with two small artillery boats “Berdyansk” and “Nikopol”, it was executing a planned sail from Odesa to Mariupol… (read more)
On 21 November 2018, at the 87th session of the General Assembly of INTERPOL, a new INTERPOL president will be elected. The representative of the Russian Federation, Major General of Police, Vice-President of INTERPOL Oleksandr Prokopchuk has the greatest chances to be elected for this post.
The sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will not be lifted. On October 9, a draft resolution that aimed to create conditions conducive to Russia's return to this institution was rejected.
News
- ODF co-hosts side-event at the 19th Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Vienna
- ODF, CCL & FIDU at PACE: strengthening international human rights mechanisms
- Open Dialogue Foundation at the OSCE HDIM 2019
- Our first meeting with Oleg Sentsov
- Bundestag event and meetings in Berlin with Oleg Sentsov, CCL & FIDU
- Oleg Sentsov greets and thanks the Poles
- Communiqué of the 3rd seminar of the “Truth, Justice and Reconciliation between Russia and Ukraine, in association with the EU” Commission
- ODF among signatories of petition to prevent the restoration of Russia’s right to participate in PACE
- Stakeholders and CSOs discuss Global Magnitsky Act at Italian Senate
Publications
- ODF among signatories of petition to prevent the restoration of Russia’s right to participate in PACE
- PACE Members: Sanctions must be maintained and “Magnitsky laws” applied in response to human rights violations in Russian-Federation-occupied Crimea
- “MEPs call for EU Magnitsky Act to impose sanctions on human rights abusers”
- Russia: Stop the prosecution of lawyers and human rights defenders
- Open letter from non-governmental organizations in support of a targeted, global EU human rights sanctions regime
- The European Magnitsky Act as a way to counter impunity for human rights violations in the world
- Appeal by the Civil Society Organizations regarding an arbitrary blockade of Ukraine’s access to the Sea of Azov by the Russian Federation and the capture of 23 Ukrainian servicemen
- Statement of NGOs from different countries regarding the possible election of a Russian representative as a President of Interpol
- #SaveCouncilOfEurope campaign success. Sanctions on Russia to be maintained
Media
- Grani.ru on possible return of Russian Federation to PACE: the price of rotten compromise
- Radio Svoboda: The Normandy Commission supports ODF’s proposal to adopt the Global Magnitsky Act
- Radio Svoboda: Italian senators will ask Prime Minister Conte to exert influence on Putin and bring about the release of Ukrainian prisoners
- Lyudmyla Kozlovska in Hromadske TV on the abuse of the Interpol mechanisms to fight with political opponents
- Tygodnik Powszechny about Artur Deska and his help to refugees from the Crimea
- Ukrainian media about the campaign “He is to be blamed for their death” by the FR Embassy
- Anna Koj for Cronache di Napoli about human rights violations in Crimea and Russia, and about Open Dialog’s work on Ukraine
- “INTERPOL and Russia – time for sanctions?” – The Red Notice Law Journal on the ODF’s statement
- Polish media about the release of Savchenko. Kozlovska: “It made her stronger”