The conclusions of the human rights organization Human Rights Watch about the use of cluster bombs by the Ukrainian security forces in the South-East of the country are another evidence of the punitive entity that operation, which was conducted by the Kyiv authorities, told reporters on Wednesday the representative of the foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation on the issues of human rights, democracy and rule of law Konstantin Dolgov.
HRW first released a report that said that the Ukrainian Military used cluster munitions in populated areas of Donetsk in early 2014. The use of such weapons in populated areas violates the laws of war and may constitute a war crime due to the fact, because This weapon strikes indiscriminately, said human rights activists. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine said that the Conclusions НRW not confirmed by specific evidence.

Dolgov said that at present the Ministry of foreign Affairs deeply considers the report of the human rights organization and wishes to prepare a separate comment. Explaining the document, He said that " the Findings of Human Rights Watch, deserve the most serious attention."

" This is another evidence, what is the nature of a punitive operation, which was conducted by the Kyiv authorities, as a result of which numerous victims among civilians, deliberately killed civilians, caught the attention of the Commissioner of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. He said that the Investigative Committee of Russia continue the proceedings in the case of the genocide of the Russian population in Ukraine.

reviews Dolgova, well, that international human rights activists began to pay attention, and among them due to the principled position of Russia, on a gross violation of human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine.

" We believe that our position is supported not only by intergovernmental organizations, UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, but also human rights defenders in the need for a thorough investigation of crimes against civilians, against all principles of the rule of law and retribution for the perpetrators, " said the Ombudsman.

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