Ukraine provides Türkiye with list of Crimean political prisoners held in Russia – Ombudsman
Photo: Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine
Ukraine has handed over a list of gravely ill Crimean political prisoners, unlawfully detained by Russia, to Türkiye. The list includes over 40 prisoners, said the Ukrainian Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets,
He shared that his representative for the rights of residents of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Elvin Kadyrov, took part in the 10th Annual Conference on the Rights of National Minorities in Türkiye.
During his speech, Kadyrov informed the audience about the key areas of the Ukrainian Ombudsman’s Office, including efforts to implement the fourth point of the peace formula.
Kadyrov also spoke about human rights violations committed by Russia in the temporarily occupied Crimea. These included violation of freedom of speech, bans on peaceful assemblies, repression of Crimean Tatars in the field of studying their native language, and numerous unjust arrests based on political and religious grounds.
"My representative emphasized that the Russians continue to torture unlawfully convicted Ukrainian citizens and fail to provide adequate medical care to prisoners, which has already resulted in the deaths of two Crimean political prisoners in Russian detention facilities," said Lubinets.
According to him, more than 40 unlawfully convicted Ukrainian citizens urgently need medical assistance, most of whom are members of the indigenous Crimean Tatar community.
"At the end of the meeting, my representative provided a list of gravely ill Crimean political prisoners so that the Republic of Türkiye could assist in providing them with medical care and take further steps toward their release," the Ombudsman added.
Crimean political prisoners in Russia
Recently, Russian forces have intensified their terror and repression against Crimean Tatars and residents of Crimea. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets previously stated that Russia is unlawfully holding 180 political prisoners, most of whom are Crimean Tatars.
In particular, in February of last year, it was reported that Crimean resident Dzhemil Gafarov died in a Russian detention center after being unlawfully sentenced to 13 years in prison by Russia.
