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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Politics
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ECHR examines case on illegal adoption of Ukrainian children from Crimea by Russians
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has officially begun examining a case concerning Russia's unlawful adoption of Ukrainian children taken from Crimea following the occupation of the peninsula in 2014. Source: Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Details: According to the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, the case concerns 10 children aged between one and five who were under state guardianship in specialised institutions at the time of the occupation of Crimea. After seizing the peninsula, the Russian authorities refused to bring the children back to Ukraine, failed to inform about their whereabouts and later the profiles of these children appeared on Russian adoption websites. Human rights activists noted that information about some of the children had disappeared from public sources, which may indicate that they have been adopted by Russian citizens. The Russian authorities declared over 4,000 Ukrainian children from Crimea who lacked parental care as Russian citizens in 2014. Quote: "The application to the Court is based on several articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, including the right to respect for private life, liberty, and personal security. The arbitrary change of citizenship and subsequent adoptions are seen as actions that stripped the children of their Ukrainian social identity. Additionally, their continued placement in institutions under Russian control is considered a violation of their rights." Details: The ECHR notified the Russian government of case No. 6719/23 and requested official comments, which must be submitted by 31 July 2025. Background: During a speech at the UN Security Council in December 2024, Dariia Zarivna, Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President, reported that Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, had boasted about having "resettled" over 700,000 Ukrainian children in Russia. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine brings back 7 more children from Russia and occupied territories
Seven more children have been brought back from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Source: Dariia Zarivna, Adviser to the Head of the President's Office of Ukraine, on Telegram Quote: "Among them is a boy who lived under occupation with his parents for a long time, endured forced passportisation, psychological pressure at school and fear for his own future. His parents, wishing to give him a chance for education in a free country, decided to take him to the territory controlled by Ukraine. We also managed to evacuate a mother and daughter who had long been under the supervision of the occupation authorities due to the family's pro-Ukrainian stance. After the father's detention, the mother understood that any delay could become dangerous." Details: Zarivna noted that the children were brought back within the framework of the Ukrainian president's initiative Bring Kids Back UA. She thanked the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine and the State of Qatar for their assistance in organising the rescue missions and helping to bring Ukrainian children back. Background: On 11 February, four children aged 10 to 17 were rescued from occupied Kherson Oblast and brought back to Ukrainian-controlled territory. Some of them had been threatened by the Russians with forcible removal from their families. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Politics
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Children forcibly taken by Russian authorities to occupied Crimea brought back to Ukraine
Eight children, who had been forcibly separated from their mother by Russian authorities, have been successfully evacuated from temporarily occupied Crimea. Source: Dariia Zarivna, Operations Director of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative Quote: "As part of the president of Ukraine's initiative Bring Kids Back UA, eight more Ukrainian children have been rescued from temporarily occupied Crimea. Their story is a shocking example of the occupiers' systemic cruelty: the children were forcibly taken from their mother while she was in hospital, with threats forcing her to surrender them to an orphanage." Details: Zarivna added that while in the orphanage, the children were subjected to harassment and coercion. They were made to participate in propaganda events and militarised clubs, where they were trained to handle weapons and prepared for UP or become our patron!
