Detached from reality. Why Amnesty International doesn't understand how the Ukrainian army works
As a result, about 700 civilians were killed. They were buried in the city park because the local cemetery was also under the control of the Russian army. One of the most affected settlements is the village of Novoselivka on the eastern outskirts of Chernihiv. The Russian army was actually close, but Russian sabotage groups came to some streets. The local hostel lived in the Ukrainian military.
"They spent the night there, and what they were to do? We fed them, dressed," says the focus of the resident of Novoselivka Alexander. She shows her hand in the direction of the destroy If there were no military nearby.
You think that the planes would not fly? The other day, a rather influential British human rights organization Amnesty International has published a report stating that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were at risk of civilian population, "creating bases and placing weapons in residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, trying to stop the Russian Troops.
" In a message on the website of the organization Anges Kallamar, director Amnesty International, says: "We have recorded cases where the Ukrainian forces were at risk of civilians and violating the laws of war when they operate in settlements. " The report itself states that "the tactics of Ukraine violates international humanitarian law because it turns civilian objects into military purposes.
The organization made its conclusions on the basis of observations of witnesses in Donetsk, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, which were affected by Russian blows through the neighborhood with the Ukrainian military. Their names in amnesty are not called, referring to privacy. Representatives of the Ukrainian authorities responded promptly to the report. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the organization "creates a false balance between the victim and the criminal.
" The President's office stated that "the lives of Ukrainians are threatened only by the Russian Federation, and Amnesty International's statements are" participation in Russia's discrediting campaign " International, in the person of the director Oksana Pokalchuk, said that for a while he tried to prevent the publication of the material, suggested commenting from representatives of Ukraine, but all efforts were unsuccessful.
She added that every person from the Ukrainian office Amnesty knows that Russia is responsible for the crimes of aggression against Ukraine. - In addition, much of our team is people who are personally forced to save themselves and loved ones from the war with Russia, leaving everything behind. Some of us have become migrants or refugees twice. " At Amnesty International, the report is protected, they say, criticism of the report is an "troll attack".
"Ukrainian and Russian mobi (slang designation of a group of people-ed. ) And trolls (slang name of the Internet provocateur-ed. ) It will not change the facts, "says Angeis Callarm. "It doesn't matter that the report is written - no one will read it. The main idea that everyone remembers will be a tweet that the Ukrainian army is at danger . -The Ukrainian army at the cost of thousands of its own lives protects its land from an unprovable armed aggression of a nuclear state-terrorist state.
Yes, and it is this army, according to a respected international human rights organization, is a threat to civilian Ukrainians, not the army of the aggressor country . . . nothing . . . nothing Amnesty International? ". . Vladimir Yavorsky, a member of the Expert Council of the Center for Civil Liberties, in conversation with focus trying to find an explanation of how the report appeared.
He suggests that representatives of international organizations, even large and reputable, are often "detached from context" - they do not understand how cruel and comprehensive that this war is that Russians do not perceive Ukrainians as a nation that is entitled to exist. "They do not understand that there are hostilities, but imagine small clashes between the two armies.
It is difficult for them to imagine that in Europe there is a war of such a level of cruelty, and therefore they can pay attention to such details," Yavorsky continues. In doing so, the expert says that in response it would be necessary to explain both the context and the possibility of using military civilians.
Ambrella's lawyer, international law, Andriy Yakovlev, says focus correspondent that it is difficult to analyze resonant information, spread Amnesty International, which can seriously influence the assessment of Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression against the Ukrainian people. The act of aggression is an international crime, and a crime not only against Ukraine but also in the world order. "The enemy who owns a powerful army and nuclear weapons attacked Ukraine.
From the latter, Ukraine, by the way, refused to benefit the Russian Federation in exchange for the developed countries of non -aggressive and territorial integrity. In very difficult conditions, the Ukrainian army should withstand Russian," he.
Yakovlev does not exclude that Amnesty International could get more information than it was published in the report, but judging by the common organization of information, it is very difficult to conclude that the Armed Forces of Ukraine violate the laws and customs of war, as stated in the release. "The rules of international humanitarian law that Amnesty International referred to, do not prohibit the use of civilian objects for military purposes, including educational institutions.
However It can turn them into a target for attack, "the lawyer explains. Therefore, you need to think about safety before using civilian objects. First of all, prevent and even evacuate civilians. For the sake of fairness, it is worth mentioning that almost all months of the war can be heard for evacuation - they organize transport, places for placement in a safe territory. And now in the Donetsk region there is a departure of the population.
In addition, there is such a concept as "excessive power". If there were Ukrainian military at some large enterprise and there were residential quarters around the use of non -precision weapons, it is a military crime of the attack. That is, the blow should be proportional: to destroy one tank, it is impossible to cover the entire quarter with artillery. And especially if there was a territorial defense headquarters - it was created to defend its settlement.
"It is very difficult now to say if there were violations because relevant facts are not represented. It is also difficult to say that the released indicates serious or gross violations of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Objects - necessary information about what circumstances it happened, which preceded this and what safety measures were taken, ”the lawyer continues.