News: Human Rights violation

Russia/ Georgia: 9th august 2008



The last August 2008, Georgian, Russian and South Ossetian forces committed a lot of violations of the law of war and abig number of human rights. This conflict caused many civilian deaths and injuries and widespread ( widely circulated )destruction on civilian property.
Some attacks by both Georgian and Russian forces, and the South Ossetian forces' campaign of deliberate and systematic destruction of certain ethnic Georgian villages in South Ossetia. It also describes Russia's failure to ensure ( make safe) public order and safety in areas of Georgia that were under its effective control.

South Ossetia is a breakaway region of Georgia that shares a border and has very close ties with Russia. The armed conflict started on August 7, 2008, and lasted until a ceasefire on August 15, with Georgian forces in retreat and Russian forces occupying South Ossetia and, temporarily, undisputed parts of Georgia. In the week of open conflict, and the many weeks after of rampant violence and insecurity in areas under Russia's effective control, hundreds of civilians were killed, and tens of thousands were displaced. Many of them have not been able to return home.

Both Russian and Georgian forces used cluster munitions and dropped multiple rockets causing civilian deaths and putting more civilians at risk by leaving behind unstable "minefields" of unexploded bomblets. Cluster munitions are banned under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which neither Georgia or Russia has signed.

During this conflict thousand of lives has been destroyed, ethnics and villages has been pillaged. Also great numbers of people to leave their homes for undisputed Georgian territory. But Russia instead to protect civilians, the Russian forces allowed South Ossetian Forces to burn homes and kill, beat, rape and threaten civilians. This kind of attacks are considerate war crimes and they must be prosecuted as a crime against humanity.


So as it's enough clear in this little summary of this news, the main Human right violated are:

Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
In this article, it say that nobody has to be subordinate to any superior power. There is no distinction between any kind of differences.

Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
In this article, we can see that this wright is more then violated in this conflict.

Article 13.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

Article 17.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
In this news, most of civilians property has been destroyed by the armed fores.

Article 22.
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.