British Embassy Kyiv
The detention and treatment of
the Deputy Chairman of Mejlis of the Crimea Tatar People, Ilmi Umerov, is a
cause of deep concern. Umerov’s forced detention and examination in a
psychiatric unit, along with reports of his deteriorating health are
disturbing. We call on the Russian authorities to respect international human
rights standards; to release Umerov without delay; and to allow him access to
the medical care that he needs.
It is clear that human rights
standards are not being met in Crimea and we continue to call on the Russian
Federation to allow immediate, unfettered access to all international human
rights monitoring bodies. We do not, and will not, recognise Russia’s illegal
annexation of Crimea. Russia must return
Crimea to Ukraine.
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