UN Human Rights Office to release its new report on Ukraine

Matilda Bogner, Head of Mission, will present UN Human Rights findings at a press conference at 10:00 on Monday, 28 March 2022, at the Uzhhorod Press Club (15/4 Zhupanatska Street, Uzhhorod).

The briefing note includes findings up to 21 March 2022 and will be issued alongside the 33rd periodic report on the human rights situation in Ukraine, which covers the period from 1 August 2021 to 31 January 2022. The press conference will focus solely on the briefing note and the grave human rights concerns that HRMMU has recorded since the Russian Federation’s military attack on 24 February. 

The press conference will be in English, with interpretation into Ukrainian and sign language. Any journalists attending the press conference should seek accreditation in advance by emailing consultant.girniak@un.org

A live stream will be available: in English and Ukrainian. You are invited to watch it online, with the possibility of raising questions in a chat box. The recordings of the presentation will be also available in English and Ukrainian.

Background: The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) was deployed in 2014. It operates at the invitation of the Government of Ukraine to monitor, report and advocate on the human rights situation in the country, with a particular focus on the conflict area in eastern Ukraine and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, occupied by the Russian Federation. Since 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation began its armed attack on Ukraine, the Mission has been  closely monitoring its impact on human rights across the country.  Every day, human rights officers speak to victims and witnesses of human rights violations in all corners of the country. 

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For more information or interviews, please contact: Kateryna Girniak at +380504868364 or e-mail  consultant.girniak@un.org