20/05/2022 11:37

In violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the occupiers used the labor of the Ukrainian military

The captured Ukrainian military invaders are sent to the temporarily occupied Luhansk region for forced labor, forcing them to collect the bodies of their comrades.

The relevant video was published by one of the russian propaganda Telegram channels.

In a staged video of the Ukrainian military, the occupiers are forced to answer that they are allegedly working on a voluntary basis.

The occupiers claim that the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers will be kept "until a dialogue is established" with Ukraine or until relatives come to pick them up on their own.

Using the labor of Ukrainian prisoners of war, the occupiers violate Articles 49 and 52 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

In addition, by filming propaganda videos, the aggressors violate Article 13 of the Convention, which emphasizes the humane treatment of prisoners of war, who must always be protected, including from acts of violence or intimidation, as well as from public insults and curiosity.

I appeal to the UN Commission for Investigation Human Rights Violations during russia's military invasion of Ukraine to take into account these facts of war crimes and crimes against human humanity in Ukraine.