Review on the human rights situation in Crimea in February 2020
The Crimean Human Rights Group presents to your attention the Brief Review on the human rights situation in Crimea in February 2020
Eight Searches and Five Crimean Tatar Activists Detained in Crimea
This morning, March 11, 2020, seven houses of Crimean Muslims in Bakhchisarai and the Bakhchisarai district were searched in Crimea. One of the searches was in the house of Mrs. Zenie Seitmemetova, the 76-year-old living…
8 New Criminal Cases for Evading the Conscription to RF Army Started in Crimea for Month
In February the Crimean Human Rights Group documented 8 new criminal cases of Crimean residents for evading the military service in the Russian Federation Armed Forces. These are: 6 cases in the ‘Leninsky District Court…
Ms Skrypnyk: Without Instruments to Force the RF to Comply with UN Resolutions the Human Rights Violations in Crimea Will Continue
Ms Olga Skrypnyk, the head of the Crimean Human Rights Group, made a speech on March 6, 2020 at a meeting of the UN Security Council under the Arria formula. The human rights expert told…
S.Filatov, Defendant of Jehovah’s Witnesses Case in Crimea, Imposed a 6 Year Sentence
On March 5, 2020, the Dzhankoy District Court found Mr Sergey Filatov guilty of creating a branch of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization (RF CC Article 282.2-1) and sentenced him unlawfully to 6 years in…
A.Gerasimov, Defendant of Jehovah’s Witnesses Yalta Case, Sentenced to RUR400,000 Penalty
‘The Yalta Town Court’ sentenced Mr Artiom Gerasimov, a Yalta Town resident, to a penalty of RUR400,000 (about UAH150,000) for establishing the ‘Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious association in the town. The verdict was rendered by “judge”…
‘Court’ Sent Crimean Activist Masharipov on Compulsory Mental Treatment
On March 3, 2020, the ‘Yalta Town Court’ decided to place Crimean activist Yunus Masharipov in the mental hospital for intreatment under an intensified monitoring. The defense of the Crimeans will appeal this decision. The…