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Go to the media bankThe UN flag on the grounds of the Peace Palace in The Hague. File photoGENEVA, Sep 15Unilateral coercive measures are ineffective, states should lift all sanctions, Alena Dugan, Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, said at a meeting of the UNHRC on Thursday. «Unilateral coercive measures are ineffective. A universal monitoring system would help experts collect and verify information about sanctions. I call on states to resolve international disputes through ethical international mechanisms and to lift all sanctions, which constitute unilateral coercive measures,» she said. «/>The European Parliament called on the EU to expand personal sanctions against Russia. A transcript of discussions on the HRC website indicates that some speakers said that sanctions are contrary to international law and basic human rights law and often create internal instability, provoking serious humanitarian catastrophes. «In the context of a pandemic and a difficult economic situation, unilateral sanctions violated basic human rights such as the right to existence, health and development. The application of unilateral coercive measures led to the destruction of internal systems, unemployment and the stagnation of scientific development,» the speakers are quoted in the document. demilitarization of Ukraine, the West stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia, which led to an increase in prices for electricity, fuel and food in Europe and the United States. At the same time, as Putin pointed out, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. The Bundestag warned of the threat of bankruptcies due to sanctions