OSCE calls deportation of Ukrainian children a war crime

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has published a report on Russia's violations of the rights of Ukrainian children and their forced deportation.

The report states that since February 24, 2022, and earlier, a large number of Ukrainian children have been transferred to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and to the territory of the Russian Federation. This may qualify as a crime against humanity - "deportation or forced displacement of the population."

The authors of the document also emphasize that the evacuation and prolonged transfer of Ukrainian children without their consent is a violation of international humanitarian law, and in some cases a serious violation of Geneva Convention IV and a war crime.

"This is another important verdict of the OSCE mission.
Russia will be held accountable for everything, and war criminals will be tried in The Hague," wrote the head of the OP Andriy Yermak.