The speech of the Nobel laureate, representative of the Center for Civil Liberties Oleksandra Matviichuk, declared in Oslo and published by the Nobel Foundation, emphasized the importance of the de-occupation of Crimea.
The laureate noted that for decades, Russian troops have been committing crimes in different countries. But they always got away with this. The world has not even adequately responded to the act of aggression and attempted annexation of Crimea, which were the first such cases in post-war Europe
Crimean Tatars and other indigenous peoples should not prove their right to live freely in their native land in Crimea, Matviichuk stressed. She cited the example of the Crimean Tatar Server Mustafayev, who, like many others, is imprisoned by aggressor for human rights activities.
For a long time, we used law to protect human rights, but now we do not have any legal mechanisms to stop Russian atrocities, so many of the human rights activists were compelled to defend what they believe in with arms in their hands, the Nobel laureate emphasized.
