The aggressor country ignores international law, the laws of war, as well as the basic principles of child protection. They are stipulated in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and in other international and national legislative acts.
On the occasion of International Children's Day, the Civilian Voices Museum of the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation presented a new thematic collection "Unchildish stories: children's rights violated by russia".
What principles of the Convention has russia already neglected? The Museum's new collection contains stories about irreparable losses and great victories of Ukrainian families. Watch and listen.
"States Parties recognize that every child has the inherent right to life".
The Convention begins with these words. Since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, hundreds of children have died. Three of them are from the family of Volodymyr Obodzinsky. A russian bomb killed his entire family. In particular, a teenage son and twin grandchildren. His story
"States Parties shall take measures to combat the illicit transfer and non-return of children abroad".
10-year-old Ilya lost his mother in his hometown and was injured. Enemy soldiers took him to temporarily occupied Donetsk for treatment. Many wounded children were sent by plane to Moscow from the local hospital. Ilya told the russians that he would wait for his grandmother. His story.
Russia's aggression was also reflected in other children's rights. It is not normal when a baby is born in a basement without medical help. It is not normal when a child with a disability loses sleep and is afraid to go outside. It is not normal when children are left without a childhood - only because a neighboring country decided to rewrite history... The Museum's new collection is about such children's destinies.
Every story about the war is important. To preserve the memory for a better future, tell your story on the portal of the Civilian Voices Museum or on the toll-free hotline (800) 509 001.
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