EIHR participates in forum dedicated to the Day of Crimean Tatar Flag

On June 26, a forum “United by Flag - #LIBERATECRIMEA” was held at the Kyiv City Administration main building to mark the Day of Crimean Tatar flag and the successful completion of the 9-month international campaign during which the Crimean Tatar flag travelled through 28 countries, including Estonia. Participants of the Forum included activists of the international movement for solidarity with Crimean Tatar people #LIBERATECRIMEA, members of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, representatives of Ukrainian authorities and the diplomatic corps. In the words of Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Mejlis, the campaign “United by Flag - #LIBERATECRIMEA” raised international awareness of the Crimean Tatar people and their ongoing non-violent resistance to the occupation of Crimea. Greetings of Ukraine’s president and prime minister were read out at the forum. Estonian Institute of Human Rights was represented at the forum by the Chair of its Council, Mr. Mart Rannut. In his speech Mr. Rannut summarized the Institute’s activities to date in support of the rights of Crimean Tatars as indigenous people of Crimea and Ukraine.