Krimiä koskeva raportin osa löytyy raportin sivulta 44:
Samalla kun Lemmi esittää huolestunutta siitä, etteivät YK:n raportojat pääse kaikkialle Ukrainan hallituksen kontrolloimiin kohteisiin on kiinnostavaa huomata esimerkiksi tämä huomatus raportissa, joka koskee YK:n raportointia Krimiltä:VII. Human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
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Two years ago, the Russian Federation assumed control over Crimea after a “referendum”, which was not authorized by Ukraine and had “no validity” according to UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262, was held on the peninsula.
Since then, Crimean residents have witnessed a sharp deterioration of the human rights situation, including the imposition of a new legal framework restrictive of civil liberties, abductions and disappearances, the shutting down of opposition media outlets and the silencing of dissenting voices through the initiation of repressive measures, including abusive criminal proceedings, targeting mainly pro-Ukrainian activists and Crimean Tatar institutions.
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During the reporting period, the activities of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis were banned after a ‘court’ declared the Mejlis to be an extremist organisation.
Several ‘police’ operations targeted members of the Crimean Tatar community. A deputy head of the Mejlis was arrested. Court proceedings were held involving a Maidan activist. Freedom of expression contributed being curtailed as one journalist was accused under separatism charges and the Simferopol city authorities issued a decision to ban all public assemblies.
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea technically known as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol. OHCHR has not been granted access to Crime a and has no in situ presence there. It has been able to follow the human rights situation through contacts with Crimean residents on the peninsula and mainland Ukraine, and relying on a variety of interlocutors, including representatives of political, religious, civil society organizatio ns, victims, relatives and witnesses of alleged human rights violations, members of the legal profession, journalists, entrepreneurs, teachers, doctors, social workers, human rights activists and other categories, including individuals with no specific affiliations. OHCHR has continued to seek access to Crimea.