Foreign Ministry: Kyiv used the UNHRC for ungrounded territorial claims

Adopted by the Council of the United Nations on human rights resolution on assistance to Ukraine testifies about the fact that the HRC used for reinforcement unwarranted political and territorial claims, said the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
on the last working day of the week " Council of the United Nations human rights Committee (HRC) adopted by voting, submitted by the Ukrainian delegation of the draft decision on assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights ", notified on the Internet representative office of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation." Russia is seriously concerned about the situation in Ukraine, where massively violating human rights, including the main thing - the right to life. In this regard, is very urgent as such, the idea of assisting Ukraine in the field of human rights from the international brotherhood. The country really needs it. Kiev is recognized and he appealed for assistance, " said the report. Russia considers it important that this initiative corresponds to the declared purposes. Unfortunately, the text of the final document testifies about the fact that the HRC used in tactical purposes for extension and reinforcement unwarranted political and territorial claims, the debate on which is in principle irrelevant "." in the consultation process we encouraged the Ukrainian delegation and those behind it, to refuse such a non-constructive attitude and will focus on human rights issues. Unfortunately, our appeal was not heard, " said the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. It is emphasized that " Ukrainian initiative was supported by only 23 countries out of 47 members of the human rights Council. The majority of Western countries, who played unattractive role in destabilizing the situation in Ukraine, and their traditional allies." Votes " against " the decision and the large number of abstentions is an eloquent testimony to accept the Council's one-sided politicized approaches ", - said in the report. Moscow hopes that " the Kiev and those who supported him, properly perceive this unequivocal signal of the international brotherhood ". Remember, the preservation of the crisis in South-Eastern Ukraine, for example, in humanitarian and human rights sphere, the foreign Ministry has prepared an update of the White book. In early may, President centuries Putin was prepared and presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the so-called " White book " (in Russian and English languages), which summarizes the numerous facts of violations of human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine for the period from the end of November 2013 at the end of March 2014.


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