Ukraine has officially deviated from its obligations to respect human rights in Donbass

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine will inform the UN General Secretary and the General Secretary of the Council of Europe about the Statement adopted.

249 of Ukrainian MPs voted in favour of this act with the necessary minimum of 226 votes.

As the explanatory note to the document claims, carrying out of military operation in Donbass was accompanied by the adoption of legal acts, which are incompatible with the obligations of Ukraine in accordance with the Human Rights Convention, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and European Social Charter.

“Thus, Ukraine makes use of its right to deviate from its obligations determined by paragraph 3 of article 2, articles 9, 12, 14 and 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and articles 5, 6, 8 and 13 of the Human Rights Convention in separate regions of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine”, — the act says.