engine paying particular attention to groups invulnerable situations and at higher risk of human rights violations, including trafficking risks of trafficking can also rise in later phase when people have exhausted their savings were when states reduces the scope of their protection or social assistant. systems. receiving states should put in place systematic protection and security measures, such as gender based violence, risk mitigation with elements of prevention, reporting and services for survivors of violence including trafficking and other forms of expectation. members of the council, we urge the russian federation to grant, unimpeded and conf. confidential access to our office and other independent international monitors, to all places of detention under their control. notably to places where people who underwent filtration are being detained. the russian federation is also called upon

to provide representatives of international human rights and humanitarian organizations with unhindered, timely, and safe access to persons from conflict affected areas of ukraine that are now in the russian federation. we're in areas of ukraine occupied by the russian federation. lastly, we urge the international community to continue supporting citizens and residents of ukraine who had to flee their homes. thank you mister president. john f. c. i thank miss brands cares for a briefing. i now give the floor to miss trick her on the la tampa. we can't hear you,

but the key you might need to press a button or we don't, don't. we can't have your microphone is muted. mister president, members of the console. during the 6 months of the full scale russian invasion of ukraine, the sense of the civil liberties together would be partners from the tribune for which an initiative, which is the coalition of ukrainian human rights st. joe's has documented over 17000 crimes potential international crimes committed by the russian army in ukraine. as of august, the database of the initiative contained to formation of around 3rd, 2 different types of crimes, including that act attacks and damage of civilian objects, deaths and injuries cause michelin employ. weapons causing superfluous injury. damage to buildings dedicated to agent, education, art,

and science. and for the superior persons pillaging of an occupied town or place, murder, wilful killing of the civilians and of course illegal detention and deprivation of liberty of civilians. the law too often takes place during the so called filtration, which include unlawful practices with which russia has been implementing it. occupied territories of ukraine during the last 8 years. as the monetary experience of the sense of civil liberties revealed. basically, russia has scaled this expedient and practices to aga temporarily. ok, if i set it to be crated with a full scale invasion in february of this year, just to give you the taste of what this process looks like for ukrainian base. here are some of the stories of those who pass through filtration and we'll graven off to share this story. some names are changed, so security city, mr. yeah,

can testify that he was interrogated by the roster, no could intelligent or persist, and russia control forces unoccupied. then yes, when they found out that his why the meeting, so you premium army, the culture of fascist and nazi and some fits take away their child for what they call bridge occasion. just as the can do with children of the parents rushing to say no luck. if i started 30 the desperate parents decided that they will rather kill themselves than give away the child. however, russians got interested in the kids professional skills. they continue to corrugation by asking questions about defenders a battalion and what misty had nothing to say because he did not belong to crane and military. they started beating him, keeping in the growing over and over again. then they connect to the truth is neck and one misty recovered. after the electric shock, he started coughing. it turned out that it was his dental fillings. they all fell

out during this torture. lying on the floor, he noticed stating over brian color. it was blood, but not he, but those who were there before him. the russians got him and pointed to the long to the log not far from the handcuff with handcuffs attached. and again, it was all covered with blood, with pieces of white color resembling bones. the man was only paid by the will on brushing military officers. wanted him to work for them in medical by. however, mister ya give us to take the time with russia under the pretext of medical care for his child and them, the whole family managed to escape to the and the story is that the 21 year old student from my printer after lunch and hopefully speaks about his real name because he has nothing to lose any more. his father was shot by russian soldiers. she comes to work destroyed. and after hiding in the basement for weeks he was

taking together was his a 2 year old grandmother who had cancer to go through the creation twice 1st to been yes. and then to the russian border. ringback there he was printed photographed, interrogated psychological pressures by the view of the interrogation of the former ukraine. and military was a russian wedding to billing close with the baseball bat in his hands. busy he was also asked to refuse the korean passport, but he denied and kept the passport 4 days later as soon as it was possible he was out of russia and made his way to ga, ga, to germany. and of the story. the 17 year old musician, many of the champ cars, entire family, went through the similar humiliating procedures, filtration campaign language, where the only difference that she was also sexually heard during the interrogation, but avoided violence because russia kotia did not find her pretty enough. maybe the

next one will be pre to they said to her while her father had to go through all the steps of the humiliating procedure, only because he had a fuse phone before the filtration. and that's, russian did not like those who has not passed, the filtration can be detained. infiltration came from from there, they might be sent to detention centers or presence in the occupied territories or russia, the face of what happens there. you can imagine from the testimony of survivors like that open 16 year old, but the uk who was detained when attempting to leave mil topple and kept for 3 months. he had to leave in the prison cell with no even working charlatan is almost daily. he would hear the tortures see the tortured ukrainian, p, o double is and then forced to clean the torture room from blog. and this is the case one. these people get out while many like yvonne from here. so it

was the same during this whole tricia crimea, according to the information that the bozo has been captured, the detention center fell into trouble since april 2022. all this time, his relatives had not opportunity to speak to him lowering his condition or get in contact. it's all from civilian hostages. i being tortured to admit that they have a relation to you couldn't military like from the desk. one is provided by the survivor on the see the kid who was taken off. fish on the 25th smartshoot. i'm pretty sure he just kept a different thing. premises like when it's open airport a shad then the police station and when it's open and then detention center enclosed in russia. he and other hostages were between my legs, tortured by latrice petite, forced to crow the floor with no medical assistance provided. it's all, some of these tortures escaped justified. we're aiming to forces civilians to admit

that they have at relation to the premium army. as if the hostage is russia needed to prepare as an exchange fund. it is not the rare in testimony of those for boston filtration. this information that those failing to pass, the filtration were killed. and that is going to be published set to it. images that view. there must grapes close to some of the filtration camps, which might mean that sound may be killed or tortured to the oldest people who walk through so called patricia procedures find themselves in the position of civilian hostages, humiliated captain inhumane conditions was no excess. the basic tenet that he needs was no proper access to food or water. no access to medical care being tortured themselves and witnessing the tortures of office. they have no legal standards because according to the national or because they even held in russia,

it's all. but that's not even also the cost of just adoption in russia. controlled groups by saturday, illegally, the same many are being taken from their homes. they just disappear from the occupied status. it is until we find out that they are being detained in one of many detention center. somber in occupies said that it's rational. and this are not just a single cases. the sensor for civil liberties alone, just one human rights organization has already received information about at least 600 of such cases, often from relatives of the ukrainians who are being good thing. it's a systematic and organized activity. moreover, based on the information collected by the sensor for civil liberties during the previous 8 years, this filtration practices had not started with the full scale invasion of ukraine in february this year. but instead of russia been practicing it's an occupied

territory since the 1st snow military invasion in ukraine in 2014, but don't scale this expedient for all temporary occupied territories of ukraine currency to make the dozens of 1300000 of ukrainians. i kept infiltration. camps or detection census on saturdays occupied by russia or russia so which has developed into an organized and branch system of facilities. quite expensive, recovered in the recent report of conflicts observed by 30, which going to fight and in many instances, where did that so that basically russia, the stablish zone was complete, low listener owner occupied territories. and by running france and declaring this occupied, satisfied independence, russian government attempts to live just from civility from itself for launchers atrocities that i'd be commuted there. this, that if there is a,

not them have never been in defendants. they are occupied by russia, which is fully responsible as the occupying power, steering through the provisions of the international law on saturday. instead, however, brushing me under the russian political and military leadership is completely neglecting ignoring the provisions of international law. twisting is completely to serve the purpose of its propaganda, basically, doing whatever they want. moreover, you pretty nice and far not 1st country you, you create russians invaded in the last 30 years. but russia had always got away with it. that's why russia has to be stopped and russia were criminal, must be brought to justice. otherwise, this adjust, this will continue in hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians will continue to suffer and will continue to do whatever it wants and is based countries. what, whenever it warms and russia is not stop, how do you know your country?

russia will not come to leave a force next. that's why we call them to come. so to create effect mechanism, wanted to bring 1st rushes compliance with an artist of international law. namely, so, a legal detention on your training citizens could not pass the so called filtration fees or practices, the fortune physical violence, threats and humiliation. provision of complete and comprehensive information on the location of the state of health, of the same person at the request of relative and official representatives of the state of the prey. provision of all forms of legal protection in the amount of official disclosure against this person. including excess floors, international pointers and then is contrary concrete. when such is established in most of all from old establishment of accountability mechanisms that unnecessary to

bring russia and what russia were criminal justice. thank you. sure, let me see. i thank miss trick for everything. play now give the floor to the members of the security council beginning with albania. you know. thank you mr. president and i thank under secretary general decarlo as well as miss brands carriers and miss drake for they're very interesting and useful, but also very troubling testimonies. and one could think there is hardly any meaningful aspect of the russian war of choice in ukraine that we have not discussed in the council in the course of the long 6 months. today's topic is in fact one. since the beginning of the aggression strong concerns have been raised, including by some of us and for good reason, on the alleged deputations,

interrogations, and detention. so if you grant intervals by russian and the russian affiliated forces, a policy and action that run against international military law. these concerns are no longer allegations. they are fact concerned carefully and base thinkings by international institutions, independent agencies, human rights groups, and for crash, professional news, media based on accurate information by interviews with deported and integrated persons, as well as additional and can coordinate resources including intelligence reports, verified social media, postings, and satellite images, everything is concurrent, and the conclusion is beyond doubt and staggering. russia is conducting a demographic make up in other terms as social engineering in ukraine.

mister president, despite calls and requests knowing dependent bodies have been allowed to inspect those filtration comes, which for us are and not keep a lot go of and lawfulness to dehumanizing process. black holes of human rights abuses where ukrainians face torture and loyalty tests. those who have passed through can have reported humiliation verbal abuse and physical torture which rained from strip searches, electron electric trucks and stage mach executions. i miss dick provided spine chilling the tides according to human rights watch report, published recently, russian and russian. if you did it, officials have forcibly transferred to cranium civilians, nurse of ukraine, you cookie pie temporarily by rochelle or to the russian federation,

including in areas study far away. my name care is just confirmed for the transfer of adults and children. duty was a gold restriction process. biometric data have been collected, including fingerprints, facial images and personal belongings. they have been interrogated for their relation to military on, towards summer political use as well. any sign that links anyone to the ukraine government is an indictment with dire consequences. the report notes study individuals who failed the filtration process were detained. and for some of them the fate is unknown. there are suited grounds for concerned their lives are at risk . if they are still alive, farther in july, next permission of the o. e. c. moscow mechanism established to investigate alleged violations of international law and catherine human rights law, committed by russian forces ukraine since 24. the february have identified the

establishment and use of the so called recreation centers. further, further, based on the analysis of the satellite images that you need to research lab of the university hubbard and identified 21 sites in the donuts or bluff alone affiliated with filtration operations. these are not mere checkpoints. these are makeshift prisons, another phase of the russia, the brutal war in ukraine. mister president, anyone who has studied a bit of history would not fail to notice that threatened comes, are rooted in soviet and russian history from world war 2 to the chechen wars in the ninety's world known russian investigative reporter. and what it's called is glasgow. gather testimony from thousands of churches civilian detained, and senior centers revealing brutal interrogation methods,

torture and human rights violations. despite the gates upon the policy and it's remain the same, identify civilians who they believe, kind of simulating the russian culture and russian rule and punish or remove those who want. it is just black and white. you should pay legions to get higher. you are free. if not, you are detained and may disappear. this is what is happening to countless ukrainian civilians. calculus estimates point to some 1500000 people processed through the situation comes. always see, put stuff, figure even higher up to 170. 1000000 700000 ukrainians as of june. and it has not stopped since of the main question, concerns those remain unaccounted for. mr. president, in this big picture of the situation of children in greens, other terrifying dark spot human rights advocate believe russians have separated

ukrainian children from their parents or the physician comes and plays ukrainian orphans with russians homeless when they do not kill children. and this has happened to hundreds of them so far. they will simply uproot them and report to russia. imagine for a 2nd, the indescribable distress of jana thurston gone to cordova, who recognized not her missing 3 year old grand daughter in a video posted on july 14th on the contract of the otherwise the facebook in russia . being well come by adopting adults in russia. this seems to have been and become the nightmare for tens of thousands of you claiming mothers, reportedly, russian adults in russia who take green and orphans with receive us depend more than 4 times the minimum wage. mister president, international law is clear,

the forcible transfer of civilians is private in country counseling with our law laws of war and can be prosecuted as a war crime and a crime against humanity including the 4th geneva convention. the russian federation is a state party to all these instruments and it violates them just like it does with everything else atwell, we call them sniff organizations, independent agencies and encourage again for it is to collect all the documentation available that may be used in the accountability process, violation of international law will not remain and punished and crimes committed in ukraine with humphrey those responsible. until the very last days is the president . there is a lot that has come into the open but about these unlawful policies of russia and ukraine. but what we may know may only be the tip of the iceberg. there is certainly some significantly, much more we don't know. and this the, this is the bigger story and the bigger warry. this is why if russia has nothing to

hide, as they claim it should enable, needed an unrestricted access to you and bodies. the o h. c h are in the 1st place, but also to, to nothing. you don't actors into the so called filtration centers. and to the 4th deportation relocation centers in russia, where the civilians, you can, civilians are being filtered. interrogated she mediated, denied their rights. and i know for the detail it was russia do that? i think julia sealed, i sang to the representatives of albania, for their statement. i give the floor to the representative of the united states. thank you mister president. now, so thank you to under secretary general, the carlo and assistant secretary jenner caris for your briefings. and thank you so

much, miss drake, for offering a stark, incredible view on the situation from a civil society perspective. colleagues, i want you to imagine for a moment, you are a parent in marry a poll. you and your partner are young and healthy. you have a 10 year old son and a 2 year old daughter. you're happy. you're not particularly pill political, but you love your life in ukraine, and suddenly russia invades russian forces bomb your schools and hospitals. they destroy your peaceful city. still, you've done the best to keep your family safe. you've huddled in shelters, you've tried to survive. and one day you and your family are trying to scrounge up some food and you're stopped on the streets by russian forces you're escorted against your will to

a center to undergo filtration. you're terrified about what happens next, because your grandmother told you stories of her friends and neighbors disappearing under the soviet union and even what russia did to its own citizens. during the war in chechnya, you're separated from your partner in your children, your personal biometric information is recorded. your ukrainian drivers license and passports are confiscated. your cell phone is searched for perceived anti russian messages. your stripped of your clothes, you are interrogated, you're beaten. you hear gunfire and screams from rooms next door. others, the more threatening are being tortured and killed. because you are, are fighting age. you're asked to fight for russia. when you refuse, you're given a russian passport and sent deep into russia against your will. far away from your

family and with no means to communicate with anyone, you know, our love you've been filtered. this is the picture that many credible reports from diverse sources present of the so called filtration operations that russia has set up in ukraine. we now have eye witness testimony from victims and increasingly detailed reportings from groups such as human rights watch the organization for security and cooperation in europe . the yell school of public health, humanitarian research lab. and you've heard 2 of our briefers to day share this information. even the russian state managed task news agency has report it on the many ukrainians who have been relocated to russia. and these filtration

locations, russian authorities or proxy search. they interrogate they course and reportedly sometimes torture subjects. but these hers had not limited to the centers that have been set up. filtration. they also occur at checkpoints, routine, routine traffic, stamps on the streets, and an interview conducted by human rights watch. a man from mary oppose said he and dozens of mary po residents were forced to stay in a school house under filthy conditions. and that was before they even were taken to undergo filtration. he said many got sick. he said quote, we felt like hostages. these operations aim to identify individuals, russia, deems insufficiently compliant, are compatible to its control. and there is mounting and credible evidence that

those considered threatening to russian control because of perceive pro ukrainian leanings are disappeared or further detained. one eye witness said that she overheard a russian soldier say i shot at least 10 people who had not pass filtration estimates from a variety of sources, including the russian government, indicate that russian authorities have interrogated, detained, forcibly to put it between 900001 point 6000000 ukranian citizens from their homes to russia, often to isolated regions in the far east. and i want to be clear, the united states has information that officials from russia's presidential administration are overseeing and coordinating these filtration operations.

and we're further aware that russian presidential administration officials are providing list of ukrainians to be targeted for filtration and receiving reports on the scope and the progress of operations filtered. the word does not begin to convey the horror and the depravity of these premeditated policies. just look at how russia is treating ukrainian children as cements indicate that thousands of children have been subject to filtration, some separated from their families and taken from often inches before being put up for adoption in russia. the united states has information that over the course of july alone, more than 1800 children were transferred from russian controlled areas of ukraine to russia. of course, i need not remind this council that the forcible transfer of deportation of

protected persons from occupied territories to the territory of the occupier is a grave breach of the 4th geneva convention on the protection of civilians and constitutes a war crime. we should take a moment to consider the fate of those who do not pass filtration. the evidence. evidence is growing every day that thousands of ukrainians deemed threatening due to their potential affiliation with the ukrainian army territorial defense forces. media, government, and civil society groups are reportedly being detained or simply disappearing. so why are they doing this? why are they confiscating ukrainian identity documents? why are they forcing ukrainians to fill out russian passport applications? why they intimidating locals and deporting any one deemed threatening?

why are they systematically cataloging ukrainians? moving through the system? why is russia appointing officials and occupied areas imposing his educational curriculum in schools and trying to get ukranian citizens to apply for russian passports? wire russian forces and proxies during their best. to erase the living memory of ukraine. the reason is simple to prepare for an attempt, an annexation. the goal is to change sentiments by force to provide a fraudulent veneer of legitimacy for the russian occupation and eventual purported annexation of even more ukrainian territory. this effort to fabricate these facts on the ground is the predicate to she em referenda. it is part of the russian playbook for ukraine.