UN: Disgust over images of corpses from Ukraine – calls for effective investigation

THE UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed its disgust with the images with corpses in the Ukrainian city of Boukawhich came to light after withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kiev regionand spoke of possible war crimes.

“Information coming to light from this area and elsewhere raises serious and worrying questions about possible war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law and serious human rights violations,” the statement said. Michelle Bacheletwhich also called “to keep all evidence».

Except identification in order to alert their families, Bachelet also called for “everything” to be done to identify the causes deaths, according to AFP and Reuters.

«Independent and effective research is vitalThe former president of Chile also stressed what happened in Bouka in order to bring justice to the victims and compensation to their families.

Meanwhile, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfieldsaid today that the United States will ask the UN General Assembly to suspend Russia’s participation in the Human Rights Council.

Russia’s participation in the UN Human Rights Council should be suspended, the British Foreign Secretary said today. Liz Tracefollowing the discovery of mass graves in Bouka.

«Russia cannot remain a member of the UN Human Rights Council, given strong evidence of war crimes, including reports of mass graves and heinous massacres in Bouka.“, She said on Twitter. «Russia’s participation must be suspended“, he said.

According to the EIA, a two-thirds majority of the 193 members of the General Assembly in New York it may suspend a country’s participation in the council due to the ongoing serious and systematic violations of human rights.

THE Ukraine blames the Russian soldiers from the outset for the above atrocities, however Moscow rejects this complaint and talks about directing Kiev.

The EU and many Western countries have condemned Moscow and said they are ready to assist Kyiv in its investigation into war crimes documentation..

Source: News Beast

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