HRC: punishment of Kiev on the media violate OSCE commitments
Punishment of Kiev on the commissioners of the media in conflict with the obligations assumed by countries in the framework of the OSCE, And violate the guarantee the smooth work of correspondents, said the head of the presidential Council on human rights (HRC) Mikhail Fedotov.
in his vision, the best thing now would be to take a lot of effort to stop the exchange of sanctions And return to normal life.
the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday enacted the decision of the Council of national security And defense of Ukraine on the extension of the punishment relative to Russia, which includes the limits for 388 physical And 105 legal entities, among them politicians, bureaucrats And journalists. Different types of sentences - from the ban on entry into the country before the arrest of the property - introduced for a period of one year. Among fallen under punishment of Russian citizens, politicians, artists, reporters, human rights activists.
"I am not advocating no punishment, no contracti, nor any sanctions lists. I think we And our foreign partners so confused sanctions And countersanctions. And the most reasonable at present to take the maximum effective measures to stop all This And return to normal life, " Fedotov said Fins news .
Chapter SPCH most surprised by the presence in the sanctions list of the President of Ukraine human rights defenders And journalists.
"This contrasts with the obligations which all member countries of the OSCE took on their own shoulders still 1975. In the final act of the conference on security And cooperation in the European Union in 1975 were clearly defined guarantee the smooth work of correspondents. I am sure that the Commissioner of the OSCE on freedom of the media Dunja Mijatovic will certainly pay attention to this situation ", - noted the head of Department.