The Secretary General of the Council of Europe urged, “quickly and effectively investigate” attacks on Roma in Ukraine

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26 Jun, 12:07

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Thorbjørn Jagland sent a letter to the head of the Ukrainian government.

The Council of Europe urged the Ukrainian authorities to conduct a proper investigation of attacks against Roma and to adhere to the European Convention on human rights, according to which ethnic minorities living on the territory of the country, should be guaranteed security.

This is stated in the letter of the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe thorbjørn Jagland, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Vladimir Groisman.

“One of the main provisions of the Convention on human rights is the right to life and prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment, because I expect that Ukrainian authorities will conduct the necessary investigations quickly, transparently and efficiently, and will attract all those responsible to justice,” he stressed.

Jagland said that the attacks on Roma in Ukraine has begun with the incident on Bald hill in Kyiv in April 2018, and the last was the attack on the outskirts of Lviv, during which killed 24-year-old man and injured four people, including a child.

“It was reported that the attackers were members of radical nationalist organizations, and the police, knowing that the attack will happen, not intervene,” writes the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

According to Jagland, it is now important that all the responsible officials at the highest level, as well as representatives of local authorities and law enforcement agencies mobilized in response to a situation that “seems to have spread across Ukraine”.

“The Council of Europe is ready to continue cooperation with the authorities to implement the Strategy of integrating the Roma minority into the Ukrainian society”, – he added.

Videomagazine the camp of Roma caused a backlash in the EU

The EU criticized Ukrainian government for lack of active prevention of crimes of hate. At the same time, sociologists have noted that despite the overall cautious attitude of Ukrainians towards the Roma and violence against them, the population doesn’t approve of. The SBU promise to find out who is behind a previously unknown organization “Sober and angry youth,” which has claimed responsibility for the attack.

TSN. 19:30

25 Jun, 20:07

We will remind, on Saturday, June 23, at about midnight, unknown persons attacked the Roma camp. The attack killed one person. Four people, including even one child, were injured. Police detained all involved in the attack, among them – 20-year-old organizer of the attack. Were seized evidence, in particular a knife, the result of which killed 24-year-old man.

In the attack on the camp of Roma suspected members of the group, “a Wicked and sober youth” – unregistered neo-Nazi group that uses the symbols of the far-right organization Misanthropic Division.

On 25 June the court chose a measure of restraint for two suspects – a 17 – and 16-year-old boys. They were arrested without the right to bail.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe urged, “quickly and effectively investigate” attacks on Roma in Ukraine

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