UN to Investigate Possible Human Rights Violations by Russia
Russia has been all over the place in the Western world’s thoughts and discussions. With an increase in international scrutiny, Russia has been long observed for displaying an unfortunate state of corruption, violence and human rights violations and now even a war with Ukraine that has almost made its image more down in the world
What does Russia wants? What does their barbarity and cruelty wants to say? Why do they humiliate the basic rights of humans even their own citizens? This article might be of any help to understand what’s going on around us in our neighboring state. A superpower who doesn’t care what others think of them.
A state commits human rights violations either directly or indirectly. Violations can either be intentionally performed by the state and or come as a result of the state failing to prevent the violation. When a state engages in human rights violations, various actors can be involved such as police, judges, prosecutors, government officials, and more.
Human rights in Russia have routinely been criticized by international organizations and independent domestic media outlets as it openly violates the rights of humans. Some of the most commonly cited violations include deaths in custody, the widespread and systematic use of torture by security forces and prison guards, mocking rituals (known as DEDOVSHCHINA, meaning "reign of grandfathers") in the Russian Army, Russia is known for this speciality, how babarian they can be to show their power to the world.
Widespread violations of children's rights, violence and discrimination against ethnic minorities, and the killing of journalist.There’s much more to highlight about their cruelty to just get what they desire for
Their cruelty can be best described by the current situation of Ukraine. One can easily understand what Russia is trying to do. They basically violated their rights by putting on an unannounced wr on them, bombarded their homes, killed several innocent citizens, disturbed their normal life, forced them to move out of their own homeland.
In the late 1990s, Russia also recommended the European Convention on Human Rights (with reservations) and from 1998 onwards the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg became a last court of appeal for Russian citizens from their national system of justice.Russia’s mistreatment of 14 Jehovah’s Witnesses more than a decade ago violated their “fundamental rights to freedom of religion and freedom of liberty,” the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.
The rulings consolidated six cases against Russia challenging the validity of search warrants that prompted raids of several private homes and a place of worship, the strip-searches of two women following their arrest while preaching, confiscation of personal items and the refusal of authorities to return those items. Basically sustaining them to even freely pray or follow their religion peacefully
Russia is currently experiencing its worst human rights crisis since the Soviet era. Under the guise of national security, Russia has entered an age of control and restrictions on citizens’ basic human rights. In the past two years alone, numerous laws and policies have been enacted, restricting citizens’ rights to freedom of religion, assembly, free speech and other formerly protected human rights. Conditions may worsen for those in Russia due to other countries’ policy changes.
One hopes that the situation will improve soon, but it helps to know what is right and what is not, and what is being done about it.
Regards,
Syeda Hafsa Gilani
Student of M.A. Political Science
University of Karachi