Contents tagged with Crimean human rights group

  • Human rights advocate: About 5,000 Crimean residents were illegally conscripted into the Russian army

    As of the end of 2017, about 5,000 residents of the annexed Crimea were called for service in the Russian army, as there has been a tendency to increase the number of recruits, stated a member of the Crimean Human Rights Group, Irina Sedova, on Krym.Realii radio.

    According to her, the Crimean authorities began to bring criminal cases for evasion from service in the Russian army.

    "We are developing recommendations on how to react in such situations. The main loophole is not to be listed on a …