Ombudsman Office, Freedom House to coerate on return of deported children

In a post on Telegram, the ombudsman announced the signing of the relevant memorandum, Ukrinform reports.

 “Today we signed a Memorandum with the international human rights non-governmental organization Freedom House. We have jointly agreed to coerate on the return of Ukrainian children deported to the Russian Federation and/or the Republic of Belarus, as well as forcibly displaced within the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, to the territory of Ukraine and bringing the Belarusian and/or Russian officials invved to criminal responsibility," Lubinets wrote.

He expressed he that joint efforts would achieve good results.

As reported, on November 19, Bohdan Yermokhin, who was illegally taken from Mariup by the occupiers, was returned to Ukraine from Russia. Lubinets said that mediators – Qatar and UNICEF – were invved in the process of returning Bohdan Yermokhin.