On Thursday, May 5 at 20:30 Kyiv time, the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN will organize an online side event on the topic: “Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine: impact on indigenous peoples”.
The consequences of the 2014 dramatic events for the indigenous peoples of Ukraine were exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The side event is devoted to the analysis of threats to indigenous peoples in the context of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. Speakers are invited to present information about human rights violations and war crimes committed by Russia as an aggressor state in Ukraine against representatives of the indigenous peoples, analyze the consequences of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine and discuss challenges facing the indigenous peoples.
The side event will be followed by a Q&A session.
Key topics to be discussed
1. Indigenous peoples as victims of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the context of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.
2. How to protect the rights of the indigenous peoples in conditions of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine?
Welcoming remarks
Sergiy Kyslytsya – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
Speakers
Refat Chubarov – Head of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people
Eskender Bariiev – Head of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, Member of the Presidium of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
Pavel Sulandziga – Board Member в Indigenous Peoples Rights International
Lieila Ibrahimova – Deputy of the Zaporizhia Regional Council, Director of the Melitopol Museum of Local Lore
Olena Arabadzhi – Head of National-cultural Karaite society “Dzhamaat”
Moderator:
Oliver Loode – Member of UNPFII (2014-2016), Director of «URALIC Center NGO» (Estonia)
Working languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian (simultaneous translation will be provided)
To participate in the event, you are requested to pre-register via this link – http://surl.li/bwndo, after which you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the conference.
Live broadcast will be also available on the Facebook page of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.