Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine

Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 15689 | 25 January 2023

Signatories:

Ms Lesia VASYLENKO, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Larysa BILOZIR, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland, SOC ; Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Carmen LEYTE, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr Alain MILON, France, EPP/CD ; Mr Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria, SOC ; Ms Ingjerd SCHOU, Norway, EPP/CD

Origin

2023 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 12, insert the following words:

"for russification purposes through adoption by Russian families and/or transfer to Russian-run orphanages or residential facilities like summer camps."

Explanatory note

In addition to the objective element (forcible transfer of children from one group to another group) of the crime of genocide described in this paragraph, it is necessary to mention its intentional element.