During the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Emine Dzhaparova read out a joint statement on behalf of 40 states on the human rights situation in the temporarily occupied Crimea peninsula, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine press service said.
The joint statement condemns gross violations of human rights by Russia in the temporarily occupied Crimea, the holding of elections to the Russian State Duma (September 17 to September 19) on the sovereign territory of Ukraine without the consent of the Ukrainian side, and declares non-recognition of the results of these elections, strongly condemns politically motivated searches and detentions of Crimean Tatars, in particular: Eldar Odamanov, Asan and Aziz Akhmetovs, Shevket Useinov, first deputy head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Nariman Dzhelyal.
The document also states support for the Crimea platform, condemnation of the elections to the State Duma of Russia (September 17 to September 19) on the sovereign territory of Ukraine without the consent of the Ukrainian side, and non-recognition of the results of these elections, calls for Russia to comply with its obligations, in accordance with international law, and condemnation any attempts by Russia to legitimize the annexation of Crimea.
The statement was signed by Ukraine, Austria, Australia, Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, the United States, Turkey, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Switzerland, Sweden.
