The Ukrainian government has accused the Kremlin of kidnapping children whose parents died in the war against Russia.
These are serious allegations by the Ukrainian government. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fears the danger of “illegal adoption of Ukrainian children by citizens of the Russian Federation”. So far, more than 121,000 Ukrainian orphans have reportedly been brought to Russia against their will.
Brought to Russia by force
According to Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Lyudmila Denysova, Russia is already drafting laws to allow the adoption of Ukrainian children. These are to be forcibly taken to Russia by soldiers.
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A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine spoke of “blatant threats of illegal adoption of Ukrainian children by Russian citizens without observing all procedures provided for in Ukrainian legislation”.
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The government is particularly concerned by reports that the Russian Ministry of Education is planning “agreements” with the Ukrainian breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk that “would allow the transfer of orphans illegally abducted from Ukraine to Russian families.”
121,000 children abducted
According to Serhiy Kyslytsia, Ukraine’s permanent representative to the United Nations, the “invaders” have kidnapped more than 121,000 children. Most of the teenagers come from the port city of Mariupol, which is currently very popular. From there, the children would be taken to separatist-controlled Donetsk and Taganrog, a nearby Russian city on the Sea of Azov, reports Euronews.
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UN Human Rights Committee
Information on whether children put up for adoption are orphans or deprived of parental care is not available in Ukraine, explains Lyudmila Denysova. Denysova also called on the UN Human Rights Committee and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) to “intervene to prevent the illegal deportations of Ukrainian citizens from Ukraine and their subsequent illegal adoption”.
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