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| Time | LOCATION | Speaker | topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | Kyiv | – Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights; – Oleh Hushchyn, representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War; – Yevheniia Synelnyk, representative of the Association of Azovstal Defenders’ Families; – Tetiana Katrychenko, Executive Director of the Media Initiative for Human Rights; – Yuliia “Taira” Paievska, liberated paramedic and volunteer (online). | Press conference and presentation: “Geneva Moscow Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War” Why is this interesting? The event will present an alternative version of the Geneva Conventions: the “Moscow Conventions”. Structurally similar to the original, these “Conventions” describe norms of killing, torture, electric shocks, beatings, lack of medical care, and inhumane prison conditions. Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffun_ nYAOzNGbjF8uMY3Gj4MH3kcarJ1miAjfR4_eSu_u4vw/view form |
| 1:00 PM | Kyiv | – Mariia Sulialina, Director of the Almenda Center for Civic Education; – Ilias Sheikhisliamov, son of a political prisoner, public figure, member of the NGO “Crimean Tatars of Odesa Region”; – Noel Calhoun, Deputy Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine; – Arman Hakobian, Acting Director of the Department for Monitoring the Observance of Children’s Rights at the Secretariat of the Human Rights Commissioner of the Parliament of Ukraine; – Yulia Usenko, Head of the Department for the Protection of Children’s Rights and Combating Domestic Violence of the Prosecutor General’s Office; | “Childhood in Captivity: How to Protect the Rights of Children under Occupation” Topics for discussion: – What is the current state of children’s rights in the occupied territories? – What is it like to grow up under occupation? – What are the challenges of monitoring violations of children’s rights in the occupied territories? – What can Ukrainian and international institutions do to protect children’s rights in the occupied territories? – What are the prospects for bringing to justice those involved in crimes against children under occupation? Why is it interesting? November 20 marks the 35th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The adoption of this document was an important step in ensuring fundamental rights for every child. In particular, Article 29 states that a child’s education should be aimed at fostering respect for the child’s parents, cultural identity, language and national values of the country in which the child lives and the country of origin. It should also prepare the child for a conscious life in a free society in the spirit of understanding, peace and tolerance. Despite the fact that the russian federation has ratified the Convention, thus committing itself to comply with its provisions and ensure children’s rights in accordance with international standards, russia systematically violates children’s rights. Children living in the occupied territories are in a particularly vulnerable situation, as they are victims of targeted indoctrination, militarization and erasure of identity. |
