On Tuesday, September 28, representatives of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center met with political advisers of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine. The interlocutors discussed the facts of human rights violations in the occupied Crimea, as well as the possibility of imposing personal sanctions against those who commit these crimes.
The meeting was attended by political advisers Mrs. Pavlina Rekhor and Mr. Jyrki Litmanen, Head of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, Head of the Department of Legal and Foreign Affairs of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Eskender Bariiev, managers of the CTRC Zarema Bariieva and Liudmyla Korotkykh.
Representatives of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center informed the diplomats about the situation with human rights violations in the occupied Crimea, about political prisoners who disappeared and died during the occupation of the peninsula.
The Head of the Board of the CTRC Eskender Bariiev spoke about the methodology developed by the organization for assessing the feasibility of introducing personal sanctions against persons collaborating with the occupation authorities. He emphasized that this technique can become an important tool for sanctions policy, both for the Ukrainian state authorities and for international partners.
“Until now, EU sanctions against Crimea have been applied only against persons involved in the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity, and not against those involved in human rights violations in the occupied peninsula. This means that judges, investigators, prosecutors, FSB officers and representatives of power structures remain unpunished”,- Bariiev emphasized.
We remind you that earlier the experts of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center presented a list of 166 people who violate human rights in the occupied Crimea. In addition, a classification of persons involved in the persecution of political prisoners, their relatives and Crimean activists was presented:
1. FSB officers
2. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
3. Employees of the prosecutor's office
4. Judges
5. Court clerks
6. Experts / Doctors
7. Employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service
8. Lawyers by appointment
9. Other officials (ministries, Ministry of Emergency Situations, etc.)
The classification was developed with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation. Thoughts, conclusions and recommendations belong to the authors of this classification and do not necessarily reflect the views the Renaissance Foundation. The responsibility for the content lies solely with the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.