Vijf Oekraïense soldaten zijn gisteren gedood bij aanvallen van pro-Russische rebellen. Nog eens vier raakten gewond. De situatie was het slechtst bij Avdiivka, waar het leger al maandenlang dagelijks door rebellen onder vuur worden genomen. De soldaten werden met 82 en 120 millimeter mortieren bestookt, maar ook met zware mitrailleurs en granaatwerpers. Op de kolenmijn Boetivka werden maar liefst 200 granaten afgevuurd. Andere aanvallen werden gemeld vanuti Novoselivka, Opitne en Novhorodske. In totaal ging het om 30 aanvallen.
Bron: Censor.net
zondag 29 mei 2016
Zeventien doden door brand bejaardentehuis
Bij een brand in een tijdelijk onderkomen voor ouderen zijn vanmorgen vroeg zeventien mensen omgekomen. De
brand brak uit in een twee verdiepingen tellend gebouw
in Litotsjki, een dorp vijftig kilometer ten noordoosten van
Kiev. Achttien bewoners werden gered. Vijf van hen werden met
brandwonden naar het ziekenhuis gebracht. De eigenaar van het tehuis is gearresteerd. Mogelijk voldeed het gebouw niet aan de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Bronnen: NOS, AFP
Bronnen: NOS, AFP
donderdag 26 mei 2016
VN-commissie tegengewerkt door veiligheidsdienst
Een commissie van de Verenigde Naties die onderzoek doet naar vermeende martelingen heeft haar bezoek aan Oekraïne afgebroken vanwege tegenwerking van de staatsveiligheidsdienst SBOe. De dienst weigerde de vier commissieleden toegang te geven tot plekken ''waarvan we diverse serieuze berichten hebben ontvangen dat daar mensen vast zitten en slecht worden behandeld, zelfs gemarteld'', aldus de Britse voorzitter Sir Malcolm Evans. De commissie kwam vorige week donderdag aan in Oekraïne en zou vandaag vertrekken.
De commissie heeft als taak om te controleren of de afspraken van de Conventie tegen Martelingen worden nageleefd. Het was de bedoeling om deze maand de bevindingen van een bezoek aan Oekraïne in 2011 te evalueren.
''We hopen dat de Oekraïense regering alsnog besluit tot een constructieve dialoog met ons en dat we veilig toegang krijgen tot de plekken waarvan het vermoeden bestaat dat gevangenen slecht worden behandeld'', aldus Sir Malcolm. De andere drie commissieleden komen uit Estland, de Filippijnen en Moldavië.
Bron: Verenigde Naties
De commissie heeft als taak om te controleren of de afspraken van de Conventie tegen Martelingen worden nageleefd. Het was de bedoeling om deze maand de bevindingen van een bezoek aan Oekraïne in 2011 te evalueren.
''We hopen dat de Oekraïense regering alsnog besluit tot een constructieve dialoog met ons en dat we veilig toegang krijgen tot de plekken waarvan het vermoeden bestaat dat gevangenen slecht worden behandeld'', aldus Sir Malcolm. De andere drie commissieleden komen uit Estland, de Filippijnen en Moldavië.
Bron: Verenigde Naties
The
United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has
suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in
several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived
of their liberty by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU.
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19 May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission – such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez (Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.dpuf
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19 May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission – such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez (Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.dpuf
The
United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has
suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in
several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived
of their liberty by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU.
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19 May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission – such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez (Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.d
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19 May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission – such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez (Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.d
The
United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has
suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in
several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived
of their liberty by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU.
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19 May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission – such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez (Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.dpuf
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19 May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission – such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez (Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.dpuf
The
United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has
suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in
several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived
of their liberty by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU.
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19 May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission – such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez (Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.dpuf
“This denial of access is in breach of Ukraine’s obligations as a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It has meant that we have not been able to visit some places where we have heard numerous and serious allegations that people have been detained and where torture or ill-treatment may have occurred,” said Sir Malcolm Evans, head of the four-member delegation.
The delegation concluded that the integrity of the visit, which began on 19 May and was due to end on 26 May, had been compromised to such an extent that it had to be suspended as the SPT mandate could not be fully carried out.
Under the Optional Protocol (OPCAT), the SPT is mandated to visit all States parties and can make unannounced visits to any places of detention. This is only the second time the SPT has halted a mission – such suspensions are made in cases where a lack of cooperation by the State party prevents the SPT from fulfilling its OPCAT-mandated duties.
“The SPT expects Ukraine to abide by its international obligations under the Optional Protocol, which it ratified in 2006. We also hope that the Government of Ukraine will enter into a constructive dialogue with us to enable the SPT to resume its visit in the near future and so work together to establish effective safeguards against the risk of torture and ill-treatment in places where people are deprived of their liberty,” said Sir Malcolm.
The focus of the SPT’s visit was to evaluate how its recommendations made after its first visit in 2011 had been implemented. The work of the SPT, which is composed of independent experts, is guided by the principles of confidentiality and cooperation.
The SPT delegation to Ukraine comprised: Sir Malcom Evans (United Kingdom), Ms. Mari Amos (Estonia), Ms. June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez (Philippines) and Mr. Victor Zaharia (Moldova).
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20017&LangID=E#sthash.W87ik7Fi.dpuf
'Obama speelde grote rol bij vrijlating Savtsjenko'
De Amerikaanse president Barack Obama zou een belangrijke rol hebben gespeeld bij de terugkeer van Nadia Savtsjenko naar Oekraïne. Dat heeft de Oekraïense ambassadeur in de Verenigde Staten Valeri Chali gezegd in een interview met Hromadske TV.
''Onze president had het bij het rechte eind toen hij zei dat Savtsjenko's terugkeer voor een belangrijk deel te danken was aan de internationale steun daarvoor. De rol van Obama was erg belangrijk, maar het heeft ook te maken met de bemoeienis van de Duitse bondskanselier Merkel en de Franse president Hollande'', aldus Chali.
De ambassadeur benadrukte dat de terugkeer van Nadia Savtsjenko de hoop doet leven dat meer Oekraïense gevangenen Rusland op korte termijn mogen verlaten. Er zijn twintig politieke gevangenen, waaronder de filmregisseur Oleh Sentsov die eerder dit jaar tot tien jaar gevangenisstraf werd veroordeeld vanwege zijn verzet tegen de Russische annexatie van de Krim.
Bron: Unian
''Onze president had het bij het rechte eind toen hij zei dat Savtsjenko's terugkeer voor een belangrijk deel te danken was aan de internationale steun daarvoor. De rol van Obama was erg belangrijk, maar het heeft ook te maken met de bemoeienis van de Duitse bondskanselier Merkel en de Franse president Hollande'', aldus Chali.
De ambassadeur benadrukte dat de terugkeer van Nadia Savtsjenko de hoop doet leven dat meer Oekraïense gevangenen Rusland op korte termijn mogen verlaten. Er zijn twintig politieke gevangenen, waaronder de filmregisseur Oleh Sentsov die eerder dit jaar tot tien jaar gevangenisstraf werd veroordeeld vanwege zijn verzet tegen de Russische annexatie van de Krim.
Bron: Unian
Rebellen voeren 28 aanvallen uit op het leger
Pro-Russische rebellen hebben het Oekraïense leger gisteren 28 maal aangevallen, vooral weer in de omgeving van de stad Donetsk. Het industrieterrein van Avdiivka werd in de late avonduren tweemaal beschoten met 82 millimeter mortieren en zware machinegeweren. Ook het dorp Zajtseve werd met mortieren onder vuur genomen, terwijl de soldaten bij Mariinka met geweervuur te maken kregen.
Bron: Unian
Bron: Unian
woensdag 25 mei 2016
Porosjenko benoemt Savtsjenko tot Held van Oekraïne
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| Bron: uacrisis |
Porosjenko dankte onder meer de Duitse bondskanselier Angela Merkel, de Franse president Francois Hollande, de Amerikaanse president Barack Obama en de EU-leiders die zich allemaal hebben ingespannen om Savtsjenko vrij te krijgen. De president zei ook dat gehoopt wordt dat ook andere Oekraïense gevangenen in Rusland over niet al te lange tijd worden vrijgelaten.
Savtsjenko arriveerde vanmiddag blootsvoets op het vliegveld Borispil omdat zij de Oekraïense grond wilde voelen. De Russische president Vladimir Poetin verleende haar vandaag gratie, zodat ze de 22 jaar gevangenisstraf niet uit hoeft te zitten in eigen land, zoals aanvankelijk de bedoeling was. Ook de twee Russische soldaten, beiden van de militaire inlichtingendienst, waarmee ze is geruild kregen al gratie van de Oekraïense president.
Bron: Interfax
Savtsjenko geeft emotionele eerste persconferentie
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| Savtsjenko links, de vrijgelaten Russen rechts. |
Ze toonde zich bereid om opnieuw naar het front te gaan. ''Ik vraag vergiffenis aan de ouders waarvan de kinderen niet zijn teruggekeerd van het front, terwijl ik nog steeds leef. Ik vraag vergeving aan alle moeders wier kinderen gevangen zitten, terwijl ik vrij ben. Ik kan de doden niet terugbrengen, maar ik ben opnieuw bereid mijn leven te geven op het slagveld, en ik wil er alles aan doen om er voor te zorgen dat iedereen die gevangen zit op vrije voeten komt.''
De 34-jarige helikopterpiloot met gevechtservaring in Irak meldde zich in het voorjaar van 2014 aan bij het vrijwilligersbataljon Ajdar. In juni dat jaar werd ze op Oekraïens grondgebied gevangen genomen door pro-Russische rebellen die haar naar Rusland ontvoerden. Daar kreeg ze 22 jaar gevangenisstraf voor haar vermeende rol bij de dood van twee Russische journalisten. Savtsjenko zou een aanval naar de plek waar de twee zich bevonden gedirigeerd hebben, maar volgens haarzelf en haar advocaten was ze op het bewuste moment niet eens in de buurt.
Eenmaal terug op Oekraïense grond gaf ze er blijk van dat ze haar strijdlust niet heeft verloren ondanks de 709 dagen in gevangenschap en enkele hongerstakingen. Volgens Savtsjenko moet het land geleid worden door de mensen die bereid waren en zijn om hun leven er voor te geven. ''Deze helden horen in het parlement, en dat zal ook gebeuren.''
Bronnen: Interfax, Unian
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