US accuses Russia of ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine
- March 20, 2023
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The United States said in its annual human rights report Monday that Russia committed “war crimes” during its invasion of Ukraine, which included summary executions and rape of
The United States said in its annual human rights report Monday that Russia committed “war crimes” during its invasion of Ukraine, which included summary executions and rape of women and girls.
In the document, the US acknowledges that the Ukrainian authorities are responsible for human rights violations such as arbitrary executions and torture, but clarifies that “they are not comparable to the scale of violations by Russia.”
The 2022 State Department report also cites Iran for cracking down on protests, China for “genocide” in Xinjiang, “authoritarian governments” in Cuba and Venezuela, and others.
Last Friday the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putinand Commissioner for Children’s Rights under the President of the Russian Federation, Maria Alekseevna Lvova-Belovafor his participation in war crimes against Ukraine.
Through the II Pretrial Chamber, Putin and Alekseevna Lvova-Belova are accused of deportation and illegal transfer of girls and boys Ukrainians from areas occupied Russian Federation in a neighboring country. Presumably, the crimes have been committed since at least February 24, 2022, the day the crime began. invasion Russian in Ukraine.
“There are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr. Putin (and Ms. Maria Alekseevna Lvova-Belova) criminal liability a person for the aforementioned crimes, for committing acts directly, jointly with other persons and/or through other persons (Article 25(3)(a) of the Rome Statute); and for not doing adequate control on civilian subordinates and military who committed the acts,” the court said in a statement.
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The Court’s charges are based on requests from the Prosecutor’s Office dated February 22, 2023, which established “reasonable grounds to believe that every suspect is responsible for a war crime illegal deportation of the population and illegal transfer population occupied territories of Ukraine Russian Federation to the detriment Ukrainian children“.
On Monday, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened criminal case against judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and chief prosecutor this court in retaliation for arrest warrants handed down on Friday for the alleged forced deportation of Ukrainian children and directed against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The authorities believe that the judges Tomoko Akane, Rosario Salvatore Aitala and Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godines According to a statement from the Investigative Committee obtained by Interfax, they were able to commit a crime under the Russian Criminal Code by calling into question the protection theoretically enjoyed by a head of state like Putin.
The war in Ukraine caused bias population unprecedented in Europe after World War II. In February 2023, UNHCR reported that 8 million Ukrainians are in refugees throughout Europe; another 5.4 million have been displaced within Ukraine.
IPC President Piotr Hofmnaski released the arrest warrant via video.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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