UN Urges Protection of Civilians in Ukraine after Amnesty Int’l Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United Nations has always called for the protection of civilians in Ukraine and will continue doing so, a spokesperson for the UN secretary general said, commenting on a recent Amnesty International report.
"Throughout this war, the secretary general’s message has been clear. We have always and will continue to call for the protection of civilians," Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for UN secretary general, told TASS.
International rights organization Amnesty International published a report about the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday, which, among other things accused the Kiev government of employing fighting tactics that put civilians at risks, including deployment of weapons and military equipment in schools and hospitals.
Ukrainian media reported on Friday that Oksana Pokalchuk, the head of Amnesty International’s Ukrainian office was stepping down after the human rights group published its report on unlawful Ukrainian tactics.
The report was sharply criticized by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday.
In its email on Sunday, Amnesty said it had found Ukrainian forces next to civilian residences in 19 towns and villages it visited, exposing them to risk of incoming fire.
