“Representatives of the ICRC once again ignored the invitation to a meeting with the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war – Lubinets In Odesa, a meeting of government representatives with relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war took place. ICRC representatives did not appear, despite the invitation. The issues of searching for the missing, communication and legislative changes were discussed.”, — write on: unn.ua
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In Odesa, he held a meeting with the families of Ukrainian defenders who are in enemy captivity or have disappeared. More than 400 people joined it. I note that representatives of the ICRC once again did not come to the meeting with the families of prisoners of war
According to him, in response to the official invitation, the ICRC was “kindly” and “understandingly” asked to respond to this and that their regional representative office in the Odesa region is working.
At the same time, Lubinets emphasized that relatives of prisoners of war had specific questions. In particular, regarding the visit of Ukrainian prisoners of war to the Russian Federation.
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In general, during the meeting, the relatives raised the following problematic issues:
- Communications with military units and individual state bodies.
- Searching for missing defenders of Ukraine.
- Conducting a DNA examination.
- Amendment to the legislation on payments to the families of soldiers who are in captivity or missing.
There were also questions about the downfall of the IL-76 plane, appeals to international organizations.
Separately, the families of relatives raised the topic of communication with the Russian side, the transfer of letters and confirmation of the fact of capture. He emphasized that the employees of our Office exchange letters from prisoners of war with the employees of the office of the Russian Commissioner for Human Rights
Also, the employees of the Ombudsman’s Office individually talked with relatives of prisoners and missing persons and collected their appeals during the event.
In addition, Lubinets warned that the Russians could use direct communication with relatives of prisoners in a negative context. Urged to be careful about this.
We will remind
The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Dmytro Lubinets, criticized the ICRC for submitting information on the visits of prisoners of war in Ukraine and Russia. The Ombudsman called on the organization to provide true figures and insist on visiting Ukrainian prisoners of war.