The situation in Ukraine is dangerous for correspondents, said the Council of Europe's Commissioner for human rights Nils mui?nieks.
"It causes us great concern. Murder show how dangerous was the Situation in Ukraine to correspondents. Killed and several active members of the opposition. I dream to an effective trial and punishment. In this area it is supposed to do a lot of work - as well as to investigate other tragic events, "said Muiznieks in the interview to" Kommersant ".
"The Council of Europe has established an international force to monitor the investigation into the events on the Maidan. She currently oversees the proceedings of the events in Odessa (fire in the trade unions building on may 2, 2014). Ukrainian authorities investigate crimes must be completely reformed. But it is quite difficult to carry out reforms when there is war. This is a dilemma faced by the Ukrainian authorities ", - he said." As for Ukraine, I visited her in the past year four times. In the conflict area in the East of the country continues a serious humanitarian crisis. About the most vulnerable people - the disabled, the elderly, children are often overlooked. Most of them live without electricity and water, " said Muiznieks. Remember, April 16, in the Shevchenko district of Kiev was forcibly deprived of his life, the former chief editor of the Ukrainian newspaper " Today ", journalist Oles Buzina. On the same day in Kiev was forcibly deprived of life journalist, co-founder of online publications ProUA and "Regional" Sergey Shobak. At the end of April in Kiev declared That in the area of the punitive operation in South-Eastern Ukraine in the past year have lost their lives eleven correspondents. Correspondents working in Ukraine with risk for life. The main source of danger for them were Ukrainian troops. From the actions of the security forces have lost their lives Workers VGTRK Igor Korneluk and Anton Voloshin, the operator First channel Anatoly Klyan, Italian journalist Andy Rokkelli and his translator Andrei Miron, as well as the photographer MIA "Today Russia" Andrey Stenin. Remember also, on March 19, the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin declared a personal boycott of Russian media. On the same day it was announced That the Russian journalist of "5th channel" Leonid Muraveva expelled from the territory of Ukraine and barred him from entering the country for 5 years. On 5 March, the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine has suspended the accreditation of the Russian media. Persecution exposed and Ukrainian press. On March 12, the Russian foreign Ministry said That Ukraine continues the hunt for dissidents and journalists.

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