HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HEARS ORAL UPDATES ON UKRAINE AND GEORGIA UNDER ITS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING AGENDA ITEM
(WorldNews Switzerland)

21 June 2017 The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update by Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, which was followed by an interactive dialogue. The Council also heard an oral update on cooperation and assistance to Georgia. The High Commissioner, presenting the eighteenth quarterly report of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, said there had been daily violations of the ceasefire; routine use of heavy weapons in breach of the withdrawal lines; and indiscriminate shelling, which continued to take a heavy toll on civilian lives and property. Key commitments made under the...