The HRC tried to convince to take sick children from Eastern Ukraine

The Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova, the Council on human rights (human rights Council) At the President of Russia and the head of the Fund " Fair use " Elizabeth Glinka appealed to Ukraine, the EU leaders and international organizations with the request to take sick children from the territory of " special operations " in Ukraine.
" The suffering of children who happened to find themselves in the area of armed conflict in the South-East of Ukraine, do not have the ability to leave indifferent neither a single decent person, regardless of nationality, political views, nationality and religion, " said the statement, published on the Internet representative office of the HRC." Today in the combat area are, to our knowledge, hundreds of children who need urgent emergency medical assistance and basic safety. Among them children, have damaged health, insulin dependent, disabled children, children with cancer and other serious diseases. To save the life of some of them count the days and even hours, " says the statement. The HRC agitates all interested parties " to immediately negotiate the lists of children in need of emergency assistance, their location and transportation options in an appropriate medical institution ". In Ukraine it is necessary to establish safe corridors For export of children. The guarantors of the implementation of this humane action must become the leaders of European countries, heads of OSCE, humanitarian organizations, for example, international Department of the red cross, said the HRC. Russia is ready to provide transport For transporting children to medical institutions in the Russian cities, to provide support for children by qualified medical personnel and volunteers, to provide all the necessary rules For the treatment of children and placement accompanying their parents. Remember, July 7, Kiev said about its intention to close track and to prevent the removal of the space of Russia orphans from the Donetsk region. In the media often there are messages about the threat to the lives of children in the Eastern regions of Ukraine. Many times there were problems with the evacuation of children from the zone of " special operation ". Besides, obstacles created the Ukrainian army. For example, on may 30, the national guard of Ukraine for a long time were not allowed to evacuate from Slavyansk children, sending the transport them back to the city. on June 13, the employees of the institution in Kramatorsk told that do not have the opportunity to evacuate orphans, and asked to stop military operations in the area of the building. on 21 June the Commissioner Under President of Russia on the rights of the child Pavel Astakhov said that on the border of Ukraine and Russia was hit by a bus with children, and also said that he is aware of five incidents of killings of children in the South-East of Ukraine. on June 23, the head of the Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on health protection Tetiana Bakhteyeva said that as a result of shrapnel and bullet injuries in the East of Ukraine, where the military operation, lost their lives more than 40 children.


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