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10 of June, 13:28

The UN urged Ukraine to conduct a comprehensive human rights reform
The Supreme Commissioner of the United Nations for human rights, Navanethem Pillay, believes that the new leadership of Ukraine need to solve problems with observance of human rights and to conduct a comprehensive human rights reform.
" I dream that the new government decides problems with observance of human rights in Ukraine, and I urge it to create a comprehensive human rights reform, which would imply the responsibility for the committed violations, " said Pillay, ITAR-TASS reported. She recalled that in response to the events in Ukraine the office of the high Commissioner of the United Nations human rights urgently formed a monitoring mission, which was sent to the country." She prepared until now two report with specific recommendations, including safeguards for the rights of minorities, " said Pillay. The last report of the monitoring mission, headed by assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations human rights Ivan Shimonovich, presented in mid-may. The third report covering the period of time from the beginning of may to early June, is expected to spread on 17 June. The situation in Ukraine, as planned, will be one of the themes of the review session of the HRC, which will last till June 27. For example, it is possible that the consideration of the 47 members of the main human rights body of the UN will be made to the resolution on the events in Ukraine. Remember, since mid-April, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine punitive operation against supporters of independence of Donetsk and Lugansk national republics, which told about the desire to separate from Ukraine after the coup d'etat occurred in the country on 22 February. Active hostilities were stopped at some time during the 25 may presidential elections, but may 26 resumed. Won the elections Poroshenko in the categorical form have asked in the explicit form of the security forces to carry out his official ceremony of inauguration of " cleanup " of the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Security forces are actively using heavy artillery and combat aircraft. Mentions numerous victims among the peaceful residents and the destruction of houses and infrastructure.

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