Crimea: Breaking The Wall Of Silence

Aiming to break the wall of silence and document first-hand the human rights situation in Crimea, representatives of Human Rights Houses visited the occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (hereinafter referred to as “Crimea”) from 14-18 September 2018. This was an opportunity for an international human rights mission to collect on-the-ground information and document the human rights situation on the peninsula. Four and a half years have passed since the Russian Federation occupied Crimea in 2014. Over this time, the peninsula has become a “grey zone” for human rights, subjected to the rule of the Russian Federation and practically inaccessible to independent international scrutiny. At the same time, the information that does leak out – primarily thanks to modern information technology – indicates that the human rights situation remains dire and that serious violations continue to take place. Within the “grey zone” of the peninsula, the people of Crimea do not have access to any mechanisms of human rights protection, leaving them at the mercy of the Russian Federation government, which can violate their human rights with total impunity. The Mission and the report were made possible with the support of Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) and People in Need (PIN). HRHF would like to offer its sincere thanks to its donors and supporters, specifically the Norwegian MFA and the Swiss FDFA.

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