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According to Justice Minister Denys Malyuska, Ukraine has filed a new lawsuit against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in response to Moscow’s ongoing illegal invasion of Kiev.
According to Ukrayinska Pravda, the Justice Ministry stated in a statement that the lawsuit addresses “Russia’s egregious human rights violations during the initial phase of the war, from the onset of Russia’s invasion in the early hours of February 24 until the effective withdrawal of its ground forces from around Kiev and other cities in northern Ukraine on April 7.”
According to Justice Minister Denys Malyuska, Ukraine has filed a new lawsuit against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in response to Moscow’s ongoing illegal invasion of Kiev.
In a statement, the Justice Ministry said the lawsuit addresses “Russia’s egregious human rights violations during the initial phase of the war, from the onset of Russia’s invasion in the early hours of February 24, until the effective withdrawal of its ground forces from around Kiev and other cities in northern Ukraine on April 7”, reports Ukrayinska Pravda.
Ukraine seeks monetary compensation for these violations through these proceedings, in addition to Court orders requiring the status quo to be restored and full withdrawal of Russian forces, according to the statement.
According to the Ministry, the damage during the first stage of Russia’s military invasion (February 24-April) was at least $80 billion.
“Ukraine’s application seeks to put an end to the massive and egregious human rights violations caused by Russia’s military aggression.”
“In due course, the Court will be invited to find that Russia has been guilty of the most flagrant, serious, and sustained violations of the Convention ever placed before the Court, and to award just satisfaction on an equally unprecedented scale,” the Ministry statement said.
Despite Russia’s exclusion from the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decided to continue considering lawsuits against Moscow.
Ukraine requested preliminary measures from the ECHR on February 28.
The Court ruled on March 1 that Russia must stop attacking and bombing civilian targets in Ukraine.
Source:OCN
