17 March 2015, Geneva – during the special event entitled "Situation of human rights in Ukraine" Ombudsperson and Ukrainian human rights advocates emphasized that a permanent international observation mission on human rights should work in Crimea to prevent further possible escalation of the conflict.
30 January 2015, Kyiv - As announced at a press conference, human rights defenders use the term 'deportation' to describe Russian authorities' ban on entering Crimea for Crimean citizens of Ukraine. Mr. Ismet Yuksel and Mr. Refat Chubarov fell victims of such ban and were unable to return home to their family and friends without any legal justification.
On 5 November, diplomats, representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and international experts on human rights gathered in Geneva to hear the assessment of Ukrainian human rights defenders of the human rights situation in Crimea and eastern Ukraine.