Ukraine, Allies Call on UN to Start Inquiry Into Russian War Crimes
A protester holds a sign accusing Vladimir Putin of war crimes at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. (Richard Gunion/Dreamstime)
Monday, 28 February 2022 03:22 PM
Ukraine and its allies had called for a United Nations inquiry Monday into possible war crimes committed by Russia during its military actions in Ukraine.
The United Nations Human Rights Council voted on Monday to accept Ukraine's request to hold an urgent debate Thursday on Russia's invasion. A Ukrainian draft resolution will be considered at the urgent debate.
"Russian forces attempt to sow panic among the population by specifically targeting kindergartens and orphanages, hospitals and mobile medical aid brigades thus committing acts that may amount to war crimes," Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Yevheniia Filipenko, told the Human Rights Council.
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