Human Rights Commission Urges Government to Provide Humanitarian Aid for Ukrainian Refugees and Civilian Victims

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Jeong-wan] The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) issued a statement regarding the Ukraine crisis, expressing hope that "our government, as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, will actively participate in international measures to protect the human rights of Ukrainian refugees and civilian victims, and provide humanitarian aid."

On the 7th, through a statement signed by Chairman Song Doo-hwan, the NHRCK stated, "We express concern over the human rights crisis caused by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022."

The NHRCK announced that the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the 4th (local time) to establish an independent investigative committee to examine human rights violations related to the Ukraine crisis.

On the same day, the Chairperson of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, representing national human rights institutions worldwide at the UN Human Rights Council, issued a statement calling for protective measures for Ukrainian civilian victims, an end to the armed conflict, and the normalization of Ukraine’s national human rights institution.

The NHRCK conveyed, "We share the spirit of solidarity in the statement drafted by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and will continue to provide necessary support together with the international community to protect and normalize the human rights activities of Ukraine’s national human rights institution, which is currently in crisis."

It added, "We welcome our government’s support for the resolution on resolving the Ukraine crisis at the UN Human Rights Council on the 4th (local time)."

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