GENEVA: The UN Committee on the Rights of the Little one on Thursday urged Russia to finish the forcible switch of kids from occupied areas of Ukraine in violation of worldwide legislation, and return them to their households.
Kyiv says 20,000 youngsters have been taken from Ukraine to Russia with out household or guardians’ consent, and the Worldwide Felony Courtroom (ICC) is searching for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged unlawful deportation, an accusation the Kremlin denies.
In a report on Russia, the UN committee stated Moscow ought to present details about the exact variety of youngsters taken from Ukraine and their whereabouts, to allow them to be recognized and returned.
Moscow, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has rejected the accusations, saying it has merely been defending susceptible youngsters from a warfare zone.
The committee additionally stated Russia ought to be sure that no baby was disadvantaged of their Ukrainian nationality, and that their identification, title and household relations have to be preserved.
The ICC issued arrest warrants final March for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for kids’s rights, on expenses of illegally deporting youngsters from Ukraine.
The ICC’s chief prosecutor stated Russia had transferred “at the least lots of” of kids from orphanages and care properties in occupied areas of Ukraine, and that many had been given up for adoption.
The Kremlin dismissed the ICC allegations as “outrageous and unacceptable”.
Kyiv says 20,000 youngsters have been taken from Ukraine to Russia with out household or guardians’ consent, and the Worldwide Felony Courtroom (ICC) is searching for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged unlawful deportation, an accusation the Kremlin denies.
In a report on Russia, the UN committee stated Moscow ought to present details about the exact variety of youngsters taken from Ukraine and their whereabouts, to allow them to be recognized and returned.
Moscow, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has rejected the accusations, saying it has merely been defending susceptible youngsters from a warfare zone.
The committee additionally stated Russia ought to be sure that no baby was disadvantaged of their Ukrainian nationality, and that their identification, title and household relations have to be preserved.
The ICC issued arrest warrants final March for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for kids’s rights, on expenses of illegally deporting youngsters from Ukraine.
The ICC’s chief prosecutor stated Russia had transferred “at the least lots of” of kids from orphanages and care properties in occupied areas of Ukraine, and that many had been given up for adoption.
The Kremlin dismissed the ICC allegations as “outrageous and unacceptable”.
