Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says
Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says
Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says
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The deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia constitutes a crime against humanity and a war crime, the UN has said.
A new report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine says Russian authorities "at the highest level" have deported "thousands" of children from the occupied areas of Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin's "direct involvement" has been "visibile form the outset," it adds.
Ukraine says almost 20,000 children have been illegally sent to Russia and Belarus.
The UN Commission has so far identified 1,205 cases of children who were taken from Ukrainian territories by Moscow in 2022.
Eighty percent of these children have not yet been returned, the report says, and many parents and guardians are to this day unaware of the whereabouts of the minors.
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