UN condemns unimaginable suffering of Ukrainian children at hands of Russia

A Ukrainian orphanage has been hosted in Saint-Gingolph (Switzerland) for almost three years. Located in Mariupol, the director and the hundred children have fled under fire from Russian attacks since the first days of the war in Ukraine. Since then, they live and integrate into the country without forgetting what led them there.

UN condemns 'unimaginable suffering' of Ukrainian children at hands of Russia

Russia inflicted 'unimaginable suffering' on millions of Ukrainian children and violated their rights since its full scale invasion of Ukraine begun in 2022, a

It is difficult to imagine a sustainable ceasefire without the return of forcibly taken Ukrainian minors from Russia.

“Their rights have been undermined in every aspect of their lives, leaving deep scars, both physical and psychosocial,” UN human rights chief Volker Turk said. In the four regions of Ukraine that were illegally annexed by the Russian Federation in 2022, children were particularly affected by violations of international human rights law, including summary executions, arbitrary detentions, conflict-related sexual violence, torture and ill-treatmen…

By December 2024, an estimated 737,000 children had been displaced within the country by hostilities

UN condemns unimaginable suffering of Ukrainian children at hands of Russia

Russia inflicted unimaginable suffering on millions of Ukrainian children and violated their rights since its full scale invasion of Ukraine begun in 2022, a new report by the United Nations Human Rights Office said on Friday.