Russia has violated "repeatedly" ; human rights on the Crimean Peninsula since it annexed it in 2014, the European Court of Human Rights ruled today in a case brought by Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing BTA.
The case is about Ukraine's accusations of persecuting Ukrainians for their political position and pro-Kiev political activities, primarily in Crimea, but also in other parts of Ukraine or on the territory of the Russian Federation. Russia has already rejected accusations that it violated human rights and suppressed political opponents on the peninsula, Reuters recalls.
The violations include violations of the right to exist, deprived of humanity, degrading treatment, trampling on freedom of religion and freedom of speech, among other rights, the court ruled.
"The court decided unanimously that Russia should take measures as quickly as possible for the safe return of the relevant (political) prisoners transferred from Crimea to penal colonies on the territory of the Russian Federation," the decision of European Court of Human Rights, quoted by Reuters.
The court, which is located in the French city of Strasbourg, announced earlier that the case did not concern the question of whether under international law the Crimean Peninsula was illegally annexed, but took into account the increased Russian military presence in Crimea without the consent of Ukraine in the period January - March 2014