steps Ukraine has taken both internally and internationally to deal with the issue of human rights

steps Ukraine has taken both internally and internationally to deal with the issue of human rights

Human rights are the rights that every person must be exposed to regardless of their gender, race, religion and occupation. Ukraine is a nation that is experiencing high cases of human rights violation. According to the study taken on 19^th September 2018 by the Human Rights Council(HRC), there were about 85 incidences of human rights violation in Ukraine. The Ukraine government took responsibility of 53 of the deaths, DPR was responsible for 10 of them while Russia was behind 22 cases of the violations. Human rights of the people of Ukraine are violated in the following ways: sexual harassment, unlawful detention and arbitrary detention. Statistics taken by the UN monitoring mission show that violations in 2017 did result in 12 death cases and 93 injuries. Deaths and injuries experienced were as a result of attacks by grenades, tripwires and mines as well as shells that did not detonate. Notably, this violation mostly affected children since many children lost their lives while others were injured. The human resource council has been playing a significant role in the promotion of human rights in Ukraine. For instance, it has been dealing with torture and ill-treatment of people and the random arrest of civilians. This essay seeks to explain the steps Ukraine has taken both internally and internationally to deal with the issue of human rights. The report has been written according to the view of HRC.

Domestic intervention by Ukraine

Efforts have been put in place in Ukraine to deal with the issue of human rights. Firstly, the military administration located in Donetsk and Luhansk has provided shelter to the victims affected by the conflicts that took place in Ukraine. Maksym Solovei, a lawyer at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has played a significant role in helping those affected by this issue of human rights. For example, he has helped people in the process of finding their documents so that they can easily access public services such as health care services, education and housing.

Additionally, Maksym, together with humanitarian organizations, facilitate the act of supporting the people who are in need such as those with disabilities and older individuals. While providing for individuals, there are very minimal cases of discrimination. Additionally, Ukraine has come up with policies to ensure that no other instances of hostility have been experienced in the region. For example, the government did burn use of firearms as a way of promoting the law put in place of the ceasefire. By burning fighting, civilians in Ukraine will leave a peaceful life. According to the Human Rights Council (HRC), the government has also come up with ways of reducing harm to citizens during times of operations by the military. This is made possible by the armed force refraining themselves from knowingly attacking citizens or destroying their property.

The Human Rights Council also works closely with other organizations as well as the government to ensure that the remains of war which include explosives are removed from areas where they are used. Ukraine has come up ways of compensation for the destruction experienced by citizens as well as the armed forces. IDPs have also been given equal rights as other citizens; hence they have a chance of participating in public elections. Furthermore, the government has ensured that there is a national language to enhance unity within Ukraine. Lastly, the state of Ukraine has protected detainees from attacks by making sure their areas of detention are free from hostility attacks.

International interventions in Ukraine

With increased cases of human rights violation on civilians living in eastern Ukraine, the European Union had to intervene to put things in place. According to the report provided by the Human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, there have been increased cases of human rights violation. As a result, a lot of people have experienced socio-economic problems which have been brought about by armed conflict. Other problems experienced by the civilians are arbitrary detention, bad treatment, sexual abuse and so forth. All this human rights violation came as a result of the Crimean Peninsula being taken and conquered by Russia. The EU had to come up with restrictive measures against the Russian Federation to prevent it from carrying out human violation on the people of Ukraine.

The first step taken by the EU in dealing with the issue of human rights violation is the demand for the release of Ukrainian citizens that have been detained in Russia. Russia has broken international law by capturing and holding Ukrainian citizens from Crimea. Russia has also been prohibited from using military force, and it has been asked to release seamen that had been arrested and return sea vessels to the Ukrainians. Additionally, the EU demands that Russians should facilitate ships to move freely through Kerch traits. There should be free access to Ukraine by all international bodies observing human rights issues. In 2019, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) did facilitate the transfer of 120 pre-conflict captives from a region under “Luhansk people’s republic” to an area controlled by the government.

The OHCHR emphasizes on importance of protecting those people who are affected by the conflicts regardless of their location. Most of the individuals living close to the affected areas do not have essential services and social support at their disposal. Furthermore, OHCHR helps the injured as well as those whose relatives have killed in the fights. It also pushed for the aspect of freedom of movement after nine people encountered death as they were crossing entry-exit checkpoints. United Nations has come in handy and tried to solve the issue of bad treatment of people that were found in territories that are controlled by the government. One united nation body has provided evidence of four people who were arbitrarily detained by security officers of Ukraine. There were also other cases where detainees were forced to provide labour in areas that were ruled by both “Donetsk people republic” and “Luhansk people republic”.

OHCHR is against the murder of protestors that occurred during the Maidan protests in 2014. The Ukrainian government has ignored this case of killings since only a few people responsible for the killings have been arrested. Church activities that were stopped by the government have also raised question marks amongst bodies that are accountable for dealing with human rights. For instance, many church activities are at a standstill after being targeted by the Ukrainian government for lack of registration. The OHCHR made sure that peaceful elections were practiced in Ukraine on 31st March 2019. It was evident that this was the first-ever peaceful elections to be conducted in the nation.

Furthermore, Russia federation was denied the chance of taking over Crimea. This is because it was against the UN will that Russia be granted Crimea. Notably, OHCHR has provided other services which include offering treatment to those who were injured, offering protection to civilians and so forth.

UN Resolutions

According to the UN, political parties should be the ones responsible for people’s safety during elections. The UN came into this conclusion after ten people were killed and several others injured in May 2019. Attacks in 2019 were done using guns as well as mines. The report provided by the UN also indicates that the government of Ukraine should put ways of compensation for death and destructed property.

Case studies about Human Rights in Ukraine: KNIB September 19, 2018

This case study entails information provided by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine for three months as from 19^th September 2018. According to the documentation, there have been 85 incidences of abuse of Human Rights violations. Ukraine government is behind 53 of the cases while Russia is responsible for 22 of the cases. A total of 63 cases have originated from the violations as a result of unlawful detention, sexual harassment, and so forth. This case study also shows that 12 civilians died while 93 others have were injured during military actions. On 12^th July 2018, a law was put in place to offer support to the families who had lost their loved ones though no cases of compensation have been witnessed in the last five years. Forty-five examples of brutal attacks and several other cases of human rights violation have also been documented.

Allies

Even though foreign organizations have been involved in the fighting for human rights in Ukraine, there are challenges posed by enemies to slow down the process of fighting for human rights in the nation. The Russian Federation has been a good example. Human rights in Ukraine started to be abused after Russia took over Crimea and other regions that were controlled by Russians. Anyone who was against Russian rule was chased which made it possible for the Russians to establish themselves in the newly acquired territory. Results of Russian occupation in Crimea include abuses, corruption as well as political instability. Other characteristics of the rule by the Russian Federation are no laws put in place to control public demonstrations and organizations that are run by the government. Therefore several bodies such as the government and other organizations should unite to control the issue of human rights that is being witnessed in Crimea.

Conclusion

In conclusion, with both domestic and international intervention,  improvement of human rights in Ukraine can be witnessed. This report has shown in detailed form the things that should be done for human rights to be improved in Ukraine. In a nutshell, this report entails the steps taken within Ukraine with other outside bodies to strengthen the rights of individuals in the state. An example of one way in which this issue has been dealt with internally is when the police provided shelter to victims of the fights experienced in Ukraine. International organizations such as the UN are the ones responsible for foreign interventions in the issue of human rights. I think the state in Ukraine will improve in time after the government, as well as other organizations, emphasize on eradicating Russian influence in the country.