(AGENPARL) – gio 05 dicembre 2024 Image
PRESS RELEASE
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Ref. CG056(2024)
Death of Ukrainian Mayor in Russian prison: Statement by the Congress President
“I am saddened and dismayed to learn about the death of Yevhen Matvieiev, mayor of the temporarily occupied town of Dniprorudne in Ukraine, in Russian captivity.
“I pay tribute to Mayor Matvieiev’s courage and determination, and reiterate the Congress’ condemnation, in the strongest terms, of the abductions of mayors and other local officials in the temporarily occupied territories.
“Mayor of ???? Prystan (Kherson oblast) Oleksandr Babych, Kherson City Mayor lhor Kolykhaiev and Starosta of Novi Borovychi (Chernihiv oblast) Anatolii Siryi continue to be illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces and should be freed immediately. Their whereabouts should be confirmed as a matter of priority.
“Reports of Ukrainians being detained arbitrarily by Russia’s forces are shocking and numerous. They confirm a widespread use of inhuman or degrading treatment and torture. All abductions and arbitrary detentions amount to grave human rights violations for which the accountability should be established and enforced.”
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Institutional Communication Unit
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is an institution of the Council of Europe, responsible for strengthening local and regional democracy in its 46 member states. Composed of two chambers – the Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions – and three committees, it brings together 612 elected officials representing more than 130 000 local and regional authorities.
President of the Congress: Marc Cools (Belgium, ILDG), President of the Chamber of Local Authorities: Bernd Vöhringer (Germany, EPP/CCE), President of the Chamber of Regions: Cecilia Dalman Eek (Sweden, SOC/G/PD).
Political groups: Group of Socialists, Greens and Progressive Democrats (SOC/G/PD), Group of the European Peoples Party (EPP/CCE), Independent Liberal and Democratic Group (ILDG), European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR).
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