According to media reports, armed groups have regrouped in Donetsk and Lugansk, from which more and more residents have fled and others are trapped in zones of heavy fighting.
On 30 June, an extended ceasefire that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had put in place ended, resulting in Ukrainian forces to engage in what Mr. Ban termed “intensified military activity.”
Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said the UN chief also underscored the importance of a “renewed and lasting cease-fire upheld by all parties” and a political solution to the ongoing crisis.
“The continuation of a political and diplomatic process towards a definitive cessation of violence and a peaceful resolution of the crisis is critical,” he said.
Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, last week warned against “utterly reprehensible” incitement to violence targeting women and underage girls, and destruction of civilian infrastructure.
She said that in the past week, her team had received numerous alarming reports of deaths in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, including the killing of a five-year-old girl, due to the intensified security operations.
Ms. Pillay said she was particularly disturbed by a message on the website of one leader of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic,” stating that underage children and women are legitimate targets and that the goal is to ‘immerse them in horror.’
un.org
7/7/14
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Ukraine-Konflikt: Amnesty International beklagt Folter in der Ostukraine...
ReplyDeleteLaut der Menschenrechtsorganisation sind Hunderte Menschen verschleppt und verprügelt worden. Verantwortlich macht sie vor allem Separatisten-Gruppen.
Amnesty International hat weitere Beweise für Folter und Menschenraub in der Ostukraine gesammelt. In den vergangenen drei Monaten seien Journalisten, Aktivisten und Demonstranten schwer verprügelt worden oder auf andere Weise gefoltert worden, teilte die Menschenrechtsorganisation mit. Amnesty zufolge sind die Opfer überwiegend von separatistischen Gruppen verschleppt und gefoltert worden.
"Die Opfer wurden oft brutal geschlagen und gefoltert. Aber auch seitens der regierungstreuen Kräfte haben wir Menschenrechtsverletzungen dokumentiert", sagte der Vizedirektor von Amnesty für Europa und Zentralasien, Denis Kriwoschejew. Es gebe auch Beweise für eine kleinere Zahl von Missbrauchshandlungen, die von regierungsnahen Kräften begangen wurden. Amnesty forderte die ukrainische Regierung auf, alle Fälle gründlich und unabhängig zu untersuchen...........http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2014-07/amnesty-folter-ukraine