According to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, 30 people are considered to be missing during the occupation of Crimea, 19 of whom are representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people.
You can read more about the list of the missing in our clickable diagram “Victims of the occupation of Crimea”.
Unfortunately, the Kremlin-controlled de facto Crimean authorities create only the appearance of investigating these cases, despite the fact that in accordance with UNGA Resolution A/RES/71/205 Russia is called an occupying state and is responsible for the observance of human rights on this territory.
The staff and experts of the CTRC have repeatedly informed the international community about these blatant facts of human rights violations on the international platforms of the UN, OSCE, PACE. We condemn the arrests, detentions and abductions of people, which are used in Crimea as a way of pressure and intimidation of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and pro-Ukrainian activists.
The CTRC once again emphasizes the importance of timely and wide reporting of cases of kidnapping in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The dissemination of reliable information in the first hours after a disappearance can be critical, as it increases the chances for a prompt response, mobilization of the human rights community, pressure on the occupation administration, and may even save a life