Running in bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraine school children

There was astonishing 1,614 recorded attacks on Ukrainian schools by the end of last year, says UN UN UN report for human rights Ohchr – Part of the legacy of death, injuries, disability and separation of the family.

The children’s level of educational achievement fell during the relentless hostilities “diminishing their future education path and the ability to realize its full potential in employment and beyond. ”

Furthermore, children living in four regions attached to Russia in violation of international law, are “especially vulnerable” after the emergence of the Russian school program.

Propaganda exercise

“Military-patriotic training is priority, and children are exposed to war propaganda“” Liz Throssell Human Rights Office told reporters in Geneva on Friday.

“Children are also fully limited by access to education in Ukrainian language and imposed by Russian citizenship,” she continued.

The frightening impact on the youngest Ukraine is extended through the classroom. As the report introduced, confirmed 669 children were killed and 1,833 injured from 2022, with real numbers probably considerably significantly higher.

With hundreds of thousands of internally displaced and close to two million children living outside the country as refugees, many of them separate from parents, said High Commissioner Volker Türk “Their rights are broken in every aspect of life, leaving profound scars, and physical and psychosocial. ”

The OHCHR confirms that at least 200 children were transferred to Russia, or within the occupied territory in East Ukraine – “works that can represent war crimes,” Mrs. Throssell insisted.

However, due to the lack of access, the full scale of these incidents cannot be properly assessed, the UN officer said.

‘Drastic war experiences’

“It is clear that Ukrainian children have endured a wide range of war experiences, and all as refugees in Europe, others as direct victims, and many are subjected to Russian authorities in occupied areas,” UN Head of Human Rights.

“As our report clearly occurs, Recognition and resolution of violations are necessary to ensure the future in which all Ukrainian children can regain their rights, identity and securityWithout permanent consequences of war and occupation, “he added.