A 47-page Centre for Human Rights report provides evidence for ‘genocidal intent’ during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
There is a serious risk of genocide in Ukraine amid evidence that Russia has committed atrocities intended to destroy the Ukrainian people, according to a new independent report into allegations of genocide in the war zone.
In an interview Friday, Mr. Cotler said Canada should use multilateral forums, such as the G7 and NATO, to ensure other countries live up to their legal duty under the convention. The report says Russia violated Article II, which defines genocide as committing acts with the “intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group” by killing members of the group, causing them serious bodily or mental harm, imposing living conditions intended to destroy them, preventing births and forcibly transferring children out of the group.
“Genocide is a legal determination which will be confirmed by international legal professionals in the appropriate bodies,” said press secretary Adrien Blanchard. The House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion in April declaring Russia’s war on Ukraine to be a genocide. The Parliamentary declaration came shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden accused Russia of genocide in Ukraine.
NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson, who sponsored April’s motion in the House of Commons, said she is hopeful more countries will join Canada in recognizing the situation in Ukraine as genocide.
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