The Council of Europe's Commissioner for human rights Nils mui?nieks has agreed with the official Kiev authorities the need to ensure accountability for gross human rights violations committed in the East. in received in the Last news reported from 29 June to 3 July, the high Commissioner visited Ukraine, such as Kiev, Kramatorsk, Donetsk. in the course of its visit, the Commissioner tried to convince " both parties strictly not to violate the provisions of international humanitarian law and to do all they can to minimize the suffering of civilians ". the document notes that in the framework of official meetings with Ukrainian officials in the Ministry of internal Affairs and the Prosecutor General, the Commissioner agreed to the on-going reforms in law enforcement." Welcoming the adoption of the amendments to the law on Prosecutor's office, as well as the ongoing efforts to reform the police service, he drew attention to the importance of operational decisions identified weaknesses in the conclusions of the international Advisory group in connection with the events on the Maidan ", - the document says. Muiznieks also agreed on " the status of the investigation of the tragic events of may, 2014 in Odessa, as well as the urgent need to ensure accountability for gross human rights violations committed in the East." The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of the population of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict were about 6, 5 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed as well as among them during the meeting in Minsk of the contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict. During the fire at the House of trade unions in Odessa in may 2014 cost the lives of 48 people.