UN General Assembly condemns russia for trying to legitimize its attempted annexation of Crimea
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The UN General Assembly at a plenary meeting on December 18 adopted the resolution “Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine.” 65 countries voted in favor of the resolution, 23 countries voted against, and 83 abstained, Ukrinform reports.
The resolution condemns all attempts by the russian Federation to legitimize or normalize its attempted annexation of Crimea, including the automatic imposition of russian citizenship, illegal election campaigns and change of the demographic structure of the population of Crimea.
The resolution calls upon the russian Federation to release all unlawfully detained Ukrainian citizens and to ensure their safe return to Ukraine and strongly condemns mass detentions on terrorism grounds and other forms of repressions against human rights defenders, including against activists of the Crimean Solidarity civic initiative.
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