For 9 months of 2020, 112 cases of violation of the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health were recorded, 91 of which were against Crimean Tatars. This indicator exceeds last year for the same period: in 2019, 90 cases of violations were recorded, in 2018 – 40. This is stated in the analysis of human rights violations in Crimea for 9 months of 2020 by the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.
During the reporting period, there were continuous cases of non-provision of adequate medical care in places of detention, especially in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. It is known that not all political prisoners were provided with personal protective equipment. Such actions, in turn, led to a deterioration in health. At the same time, the petitions of lawyers were often ignored.
In addition, there have been cases of forced placement of detained Crimeans in a psychiatric hospital, which is also a violation of the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
Failure to provide timely and appropriate medical assistance amounts to inhuman and degrading treatment and is a violation of article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
We remind that for 9 months of 2020, at least 40 searches were recorded in the occupied Crimea, 25 of which were in the houses of Crimean Tatars, 68 arrests, 28 of which were against Crimean Tatars, 70 cases of interrogations, interviews and conversations, 34 of which – against representatives of the Crimean Tatar people, as well as 195 cases of arrests, 152 of which – against representatives of the indigenous people. In addition, 332 cases of violations of the right to a fair trial were recorded, 277 of which were against representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people.