12/04/2022 19:15

The russian occupiers captured the crew of one more ship

On the territory of the Mariupol Sea Commercial Port, members of the crew of the dry cargo ship "Blue Star-1" under the Liberian flag were taken hostage by the military of the Russian Federation.

18 sailors who are citizens of Ukraine were taken to the temporarily occupied Donetsk.

The dry cargo ship entered the port of Mariupol in late February and was blocked by the Russian occupiers.  Communication with the crew was lost on March 25, 2022.  It is known that due to lack of food the crew was forced to switch to two meals a day.

According to preliminary information, the occupiers may hold about 200 crew members of several ships that were blocked by the russian occupiers in the port of Mariupol.

By doing so, Russia violates the right to life and liberty, personal integrity guaranteed by Articles 3 and 5 of the 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the right to freedom of movement guaranteed by Article 2 of Protocol No. 4 to the Convention.

I appeal to the UN Commission for Investigation 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.