Partial withdrawal from the Convention on Human Rights in the ATO zone

Ukraine departs from the obligations specified in the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Social Charter. Temporarily not respected human rights instruments in the Crimea and some regions of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. For the corresponding resolution of the Verkhovna Rada voted 249 deputies.

Why Ukraine officially abandon the human rights standards, the radio station ” Voice of Capital” said the head of advocacy center of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union Boris Zakharov.

– Why do I need to retreat from the Convention on Human Rights?

– Ukraine was supposed to do for a long time, because the country can not be a hundred percent to realize the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the area ATO. Instead, it is necessary to propose a new document regulating the observance of human rights in the area of ​​anti-terrorist operation.

– Now Donbass residents will not be able to appeal to the European Court?

– They could appeal to the ECHR, for many reasons, including on the provision of pensions. Able to address and win a case before the Court. That is why BP few step too late, the deputies should have done at the beginning of the ATO. Theoretically, Ukraine may get a lot of complaints to the European Court for a while, until the Convention has acted. However, Ukraine could not fulfill its international obligations.

– Is there a contradiction here: we repeat, that the Crimea and the Donbass – is Ukraine, but do not actually protect the rights of its own citizens?

– Yes. Ukraine recognizes the territory temporarily occupied, and in accordance with the Geneva Convention, the responsibility for the people in these areas shall be the one who found the occupant. Unfortunately, Ukraine can not effectively protect the people in these areas.

Sourse, 22/05/2015