Ukraine temporarily derogates from the Convention on Human Rights – Council of Eure

This is reported on the website of the Council of Eure, Ukrinform reports.

This is a regular report prepared by the Ministry of Justice, which lists the articles of the Convention that Ukraine had to viate because of the Russian aggressive war.

In particular, the report refers to several articles of the Convention, which makes such derogations legal on the basis of Article 15 – "Derogation from obligations in time of emergency, war or other public danger threatening the life of the nation."

The restrictions reported by Ukraine relate to Article 16 "On Restrictions on Pitical Activity of Foreigners", Article 9 "On Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion", and Article 13 "On the Right to an Effective Remedy".

It states that "everyone whose rights and freedoms as set forth in the present Convention have been viated shall have an effective remedy before a national authority, notwithstanding that the viation has been committed by persons acting in their official capacity."

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Earlier, in connection with the Russian aggression, the Ukrainian authorities sent the Council of Eure a list of items that could be subject to restrictions. It was about a wide range of possible viations, including "inviability of the home, secrecy of mail, telephone conversations, as well as freedom of movement, free choice of residence, the right to leave and return to the territory of Ukraine, the right to freedom of thought and speech, to freedom of expression, and the right to freely clect, store, use and disseminate information."

As Ukrinform previously reported, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Eure has adted a resution to support the reconstruction of Ukraine.

In it, MEPs call on all countries where the Russian Federation has accounts to take the necessary measures to ensure the transfer of these assets to rebuild Ukraine's infrastructure.