Europaudvalget 2014-15 (1. samling)
EUU Alm.del Bilag 533
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On April 22, 2015 the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine voted unanimously
to pass a resolution
“On the Imposing of Sanctions on Persons Responsible for the Illegal
Imprisonment in the Russian Federation of Nadiya Savchenko, the People’s Deputy of
Ukraine and Member of the Delegation of Ukraine to the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe”.
The resolution aims to ensure the constitutional rights of Nadiya Savchenko as a
citizen of Ukraine and human rights according to international standards.
Attached to the resolution and enclosed herewith is an appeal of the Verkhovna Rada
to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE, the United Nations, the
United States Congress, and parliaments and governments of other democratic states of the
world to impose personal sanctions on the persons responsible for the illegal imprisonment
in the Russian Federation of the people’s deputy of Ukraine, member of the Permanent
Delegation of Ukraine to the PACE Nadiya Savchenko, as well as a list of persons to be
included in the sanctions.
The Parliament has also passed a resolution urging Russian President Vladimir Putin
to abide by the Minsk agreements and to release Nadiya Savchenko.
Unofficial translation
APPEAL
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to international organizations, inter-
parliamentary assemblies and parliaments and governments of democratic
states, particularly to the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe, the European Commission, the Parliamentary
Assembly of the OSCE, the United Nations, and the United States Congress to
impose personal sanctions against the persons responsible for the illegal
imprisonment in the Russian Federation of the Member of Parliament of
Ukraine Nadiya Savchenko
The situation related to the illegal imprisonment and keeping in custody in the
Russian Federation of the Member of Parliamentof Ukraine of the eighth convocation and
member of the Permanent Delegation of Ukraine to the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe Nadiya Savchenko is critical. On February 25, 2015 the Moscow
municipal court decided to keep Ukraine’s MP Nadiya Savchenko in prison.
On December 15, 2014 Nadiya Savchenko declared a hunger strike to protest against
her illegal imprisonment and denial of medical assistance to her, which, in particular, is a
violation of Article 3 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms. On February 19, 2015 Nadiya Savchenko refused any life
sustaining medical treatment and that has posed a direct threat to her life.
On February 24, 2015, on the initiative of the Open Dialog Foundation, the so-called
‘Savchenko List’ was published. It is a list of persons responsible for the illegal
imprisonment in the Russian Federation of Ukraine’s MP, member of the Permanent
Delegation to PACE Nadiya Savchenko. The Verkhovna Rada has called upon the National