Paragraphs calling for an end to racial discrimination of the indigenous people of Crimea – Crimean Tatars and ethnic Ukrainians are mentioned in the Resolutions on Crimea of the UN General Assembly and the European Parliament. We demand the immediate and unconditional implementation of this requirement by the aggressor state – the Russian Federation.
This requirement is presented in the following documents:
– Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on December 19, 2016 "The situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)";
– Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on December 19, 2017, “The situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine”;
– Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on December 22, 2018 "The situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine";
– Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on December 18, 2019 “The situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine”;
– Resolution of the European Parliament of June 11, 2015 on the military-strategic situation in the Black Sea basin due to the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia;
– Resolution of the European Parliament of September 10, 2015 on Russia, in particular, the cases of Eston Kohver, Oleh Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko;
– Resolution of the European Parliament of February 4, 2016 on the situation with human rights in Crimea, in particular, Crimean Tatars;
– Resolution of the European Parliament of March 16, 2017 on Ukrainian prisoners in Russia and the situation in Crimea;
– Resolution of the European Parliament of October 5, 2017 on the affairs of the leaders of the Crimean Tatar people Akhtem Chiyhoz, Ilmi Umerov and journalist Mykola Semena;
– Resolution of the European Parliament of June 14, 2018 on Russia, in particular in the case of the Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov.
In all documents, international bodies condemn violations, abuses and discriminatory measures and methods against residents of the temporarily occupied Crimea, including Crimean Tatars, as well as Ukrainians and individuals belonging to other ethnic and religious groups, by the Russian occupation authorities.
#LIBERATECRIMEA is an international civil society movement for the de-occupation of Crimea and solidarity with the Crimean Tatar people. It aims to strengthen the voice of civil society, calling for an end to the illegal occupation of Crimea, a gross violation of international law and the root cause of the countless human rights violations committed in Crimea since February 2014. The movement was initiated a year ago. During this period, events were held in Europe, Asia, the USA, Canada, Australia in support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine. In October 2018, activists of the movement launched the campaign “United by the flag – #LIBERATECRIMEA”, within which the national flag of the Crimean Tatar people travelled around the world for 9 months and returned to Kyiv on June 26, the day of the Crimean Tatar flag.