01/04/2022 16:20

Commissioner: Russian occupiers deprive the civilian population of Mariupol of the opportunity to save their lives

The Russian occupiers are trying to establish full control over Mariupol in the Donetsk region.

Since yesterday, the invaders have not allowed residents from Mariupol.  According to eyewitnesses, the invaders set a deadline of 5-7 days, when the city will remain closed.

Depriving civilians of the opportunity to save their lives is nothing but genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

I appeal to the UN Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations during the Russian Military Invasion of Ukraine and the expert mission set up by the OSCE participating States in accordance with the Moscow Mechanism to take into account these human rights violations in Ukraine.