❗ Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Ambassador Gennady Gatilov, on the OHCHR's reaction to the tragic events in Sevastopol and Dagestan:

📍 June 25, 2024
 
▪️ Two days have passed since the terrorist attacks in Sevastopol and Dagestan, which were different in execution but identical in nature. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), albeit not with its usual "promptness”, has nevertheless responded to the crimes committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and radical Islamists.

▪️ Regarding the shelling of a densely populated city in Crimea by the Kiev regime using American ATACMS with cluster warheads, which resulted in the deaths of children and injured over 150 people, the official spokesperson of the OHCHR, Liz Throssell, briefly noted that "the use of cluster munitions against populated areas is incompatible with the fundamental principles of international law of armed conflicts".

▪️ The official comment of the Office concerning the attack by militants on religious sites and law enforcement officers in Dagestan, which led to the death of 21 people, was expressed in a short "tweet". In it, the OHCHR deplored the loss of life and expressed hope that the perpetrators would be held accountable in line with humanitarian law.

▪️ The High Commissioner himself keeps his silence on the matter. It is quite possible that he considered it beneath his dignity to comment on the gruesome events in Russia — a country towards which he harbors an obvious bias. However, it is more likely that Volker Türk is being cautious due to his fear of provoking the ire of Kiev, and therefore the displeasure of Washington, the interests and agenda of which he actively promotes.

❗️ Once again, we urge the High Commissioner and his Office not to engage in "pretend impartiality", but to actually condemn the obvious crimes and human rights violations that they are so concerned about in all other cases. Then it would be in line with the tasks and mandate of the OHCHR and its leadership.