Russia and Ukraine

The Russian action in Ukraine has been rightly condemned by the British government and by most other governments, international bodies, non-governmental organisations such as Amnesty International, and by individual opinion worldwide.

The United Nations General Assembly has demanded Russian withdrawal from Ukraine - General Assembly resolution demands end to Russian offensive in Ukraine | | UN News - and the United Nations Human Rights Council is establishing a Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine - Human Rights Council to establish Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine | | UN News

Links to the wide-ranging actions taken by other bodies are in this post on my Law and Lawyers blog - Conflict in Ukraine (3) - Reaction - UN, Council of Europe, EU, ICC, ICJ (obiterj.blogspot.com)

Crimea:

Since the occupation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 there have been - 

• allegations of human rights abuses by Russia against the Tatar people in Crimea

and

• allegations by Russia concerning human rights abuses by Ukraine and also removal of water supply to Crimea.

Tatar people:

In 2021, the UK government

Ukraine v Russia ~ 1948 Genocide Convention

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced an application by Ukraine to institute proceedings against Russia.

Latest developments | Proceedings instituted by Ukraine against the Russian Federation on 26 February 2022 | International Court of Justice (icj-cij.org)

Doc.9_Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.pdf

1 March 2022

Update 16 March 2022

The Court indicates provisional measures (icj-cij.org) - Order of 16 March 2022 - Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide - Ukraine v Russian Federation.