The human rights organization Amnesty International holds up despite harsh criticism by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stuck to her report on problematic tactics used by the Ukrainian army. The organization is “fully committed to our investigation,” Secretary-General Agnes Callamard wrote to AFP in an email on Friday. “The findings are based on evidence gathered as part of an extensive investigation.”
Callamard said the Ukrainian government’s response “risks deterring legitimate and important discussion on these issues.” did not respond to a request for comment on Amnesty’s findings.
Criticism of the human rights organization came from the British Ambassador to Ukraine, Melinda Simmons. “The only thing threatening the (Ukrainian) civilian population is rockets and guns and looting Russian troops,” Simmons tweeted.
The head of Amnesty’s Ukraine office, Oksana Pokalchuk, said on Facebook, Amnesty ignored her team’s request not to release the report. The Ukrainian office will not translate the report into Ukrainian and will not post it on its website.