The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, stated Saturday that pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine were obliged to abide by international law and protect civilians.
If separatists break international law, Pillay said, “the international community can bring them to justice. We have the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which applies to these groups.”
The UN High Commissioner’s were reported by Deutsche Welle Saturday.
Pillay said that all governments that have any influence on the separatists should apply that influence.
Within Ukraine, UN officials have documented large-scale violations of human rights, Pillay said. The high commissioner advised those in such situations to apply directly to the UN and report the rights violations. The UN responds very quickly to such complaints, Pillay said, although she qualified this statement by noting that the UN is sometimes held back because it can often only act after the outbreak of conflict or violence.
By Day Blakely Donaldson
UN Warns Pro-Russian Separatists in Ukraine Can Be Policed by International Community and Tried in the Hague
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