Netherlands, Ukraine take Russia to European rights court
Source: MSN/AP
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Ukraine argued Wednesday that a top European court should hear their cases that seek to hold Russia responsible for human rights violations in eastern Ukraine including the 2014 downing of a passenger jet that killed all 298 people on board.
Lawyers representing the Dutch government told the European Court of Human Rights in the French city of Strasbourg that Russia had effective control over rebel forces in eastern Ukraine when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down on July 17, 2014.
The preliminary hearing into whether the Ukraine and Dutch cases against Russia are admissible opened amid soaring tensions between Russia and the West over Moscow's huge troop buildup near the border with Ukraine and fears of conflict.
Ukrainian Justice Minister Denys Maliuska told the court that the events in eastern Ukraine and Crimea in 2014 foreshadowed the current crisis.
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And let's not forget all the human rights violations (Victims) inside Russia. Here's a link to a 2020 article listing them by name.
https://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20200825-putin-s-victims-a-long-list-getting-longer?page=0,0
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