[Geneva, 3rd Archyde.com]–The UN Human Rights Council held an urgent debate on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the 3rd, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Bachelet is endangering the lives of tens of millions of people due to the intensification of local fighting. He appealed for an immediate ceasefire.
“Ukraine has tens of millions of people at risk of life, and we are deeply concerned that the intensifying military operations at our feet will make it even more dangerous.” ..
The Human Rights Council discusses the establishment of an international investigative committee on alleged violations of international law in Russia. Russia’s Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of Japan’s Geneva, Gennady Gatilov, denied the need for an investigation and accused Ukraine’s Zelensky administration of being a “criminal administration.” He also claimed that the United States and the European Union (EU) are providing killing weapons.
Ukraine’s First Foreign Minister Japarova said in a video message that Russian troops fighting in Ukraine “have committed the most outright violations of human rights and systematically committed acts that clearly fall under war crimes and crimes against humanity. I’m doing it. “
He urged the Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution jointly submitted by Ukraine and the West and launch an international investigation. According to Western diplomatic sources, it is expected to be adopted by a vote on the 4th.
In his speech, China’s Ambassador to the Permanent Mission to International Organizations, Chen Asahi, said he had always opposed the politicization of human rights issues, not mentioning Russia, and expressed opposition to the establishment of an International Investigation Commission on Ukraine.