Kyiv to seek constant monitoring by intl organizations of human rights situation in Crimea

12:26, 06.02.2016 1 min read

Ukraine will insist on placing international missions for monitoring the observation of human rights in the Russian-occupied Crimea on a permanent basis, Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said.

"Under the aegis of the Council of Europe, we will consistently press for the continuous monitoring by international organizations of human rights violations in Crimea," Klimkin said at a meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Kyiv on Friday.

The minister recalled that the CoE secretary general was able to arrange for the sending of his special representative to Crimea. During the visit, the latter is expected to compile a preliminary report on the situation with the observance of human rights on the peninsula.