“The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets invited the leadership of the International Committee of the Red Cross to come to Ukraine. This was a reaction to the statements of the ICRC, which, according to the Ukrainian side, actually put a sign of equality between the aggressor and the victim of war. This is mentioned in the statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets. The Ombudsman directly stated that”, — write on: ua.news
The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets invited the leadership of the International Committee of the Red Cross to come to Ukraine. This was a reaction to the statements of the ICRC, which, according to the Ukrainian side, actually put a sign of equality between the aggressor and the victim of war. It is discussed in statements the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets.
The Ombudsman directly stated that Ukraine does not accept rhetoric in which the aggressor state and the defending country are presented as equal parties to the conflict. “Formulations that put the aggressor state and the defending state on the same level are unacceptable and dangerous,” Lubinets emphasized.
He emphasized that Russia’s war against Ukraine has a clearly defined character and is not an abstract confrontation between two sides. According to him, it is about targeted terror against the civilian population.
Lubinets noted that Russia systematically attacks civilian infrastructure: energy facilities, hospitals, schools, residential buildings, leaving millions of people without light, heat and security. “This is not an abstract confrontation, but a terror tactic against peaceful people,” the ombudsman said.
In this context, he appealed directly to the leadership of the International Committee of the Red Cross with an offer to come to Ukraine and see the consequences of the Russian strikes with his own eyes. “Perhaps, then the words on paper will begin to correspond to reality again,” Lubinets added.
A separate topic of the meeting was the ICRC’s work regarding Ukrainian prisoners of war and illegally detained civilians. The parties discussed the issues of access of representatives of the Red Cross to places of detention, the search for missing persons and the organization’s participation in exchanges.
According to Lubinets, precisely the lack of systematic and full-fledged access of the ICRC to Ukrainian prisoners remains one of the main problems in cooperation. “It is the lack of systematic access to our people in captivity for years that undermines trust in the ICRC,” he emphasized.
It will be recalled that the International Committee of the Red Cross stated that recent attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia left millions of people almost without electricity, water and heating against the background of sub-zero temperatures.
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