Ukrainian soldiers on BMP. File photoBERLIN, Aug 14 Amnesty International said its report, which referred to violations of military law by Ukrainian forces and which led to criticism by Kyiv, will be reviewed by «independent experts», writes dpa. referring to the statement of the organization. According to the agency, the German bureau of Amnesty International stated that the results of the report «were not transmitted with the delicacy and accuracy» expected from the organization, including this applies to «the subsequent statement and the reaction of the International Secretariat to public criticism».
In Kramatorsk, Ukrainian Armed Forces provoke return fire, hiding behind civiliansAmnesty said they would like to be «directly involved in processing» in order to «understand what exactly went wrong and why, in order to learn from it and improve our work in the field of human rights» , quotes dpa from the statement. The organization noted that the results of this check are «very important», the study will be «thorough». The details of the work will be determined next week after the organization's national offices, including in Ukraine, can contribute to this process. Amnesty International published a report on August 4 in which it accused Ukrainian troops of violating international humanitarian norms and military law. It noted that the Ukrainian military is placing weapons in schools and hospitals, putting civilians at risk. After that, the head of the Ukrainian bureau of Amnesty International, Oksana Pokalchuk, said she was leaving the post because she «diverges in her views on values» with the leadership of the organization. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and representatives of his office strongly condemned the Amnesty International report. The report was also criticized by a number of European politicians, in particular representatives of the Baltic countries. In response to criticism on August 7, Amnesty said it regretted the pain and anger caused by its report on violations of humanitarian and military law by Ukrainian troops, but noted , which does not refuse the voiced data. A few days later, the media reported that the Swedish co-founder of Amnesty International, Per Westberg, «with a heavy heart» left the organization because of the report on Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense has repeatedly stated that the Ukrainian military is placing weapons in residential buildings, hospitals , schools and kindergartens and other civilian facilities, using civilians as human shields. In Moscow, such actions of the Ukrainian military were called «terrorist tactics.» Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization. Its mission «is to conduct research and take action aimed at preventing and eradicating gross violations of human rights.» The organization receives funding from a number of governments and international structures. Among them are the US State Department, the British authorities, the European Commission. According to media reports, American billionaire George Soros also allocates substantial funds to Amnesty International through his Open Society Foundation. for shelling by the APU
