UWC condemns flawed Amnesty International report

The Ukrainian World Congress condemns the recent report published by Amnesty International titled, “Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians.”

The report erroneously accuses the Ukrainian military of being responsible for Russia’s bombing of civilians by basing its troops too close to civilian infrastructure.

The report has been widely condemned by Ukrainian officials and many others in the international community including war crimes experts. Not surprisingly, the Kremlin has warmly welcomed Amnesty’s claims, with Russian officials actively promoting the report to justify Moscow’s ongoing bombing campaign in Ukraine.

The Director of Amnesty International Ukraine, Oksana Pokalchuk, tendered her resignation after the report was released. She called out Amnesty’s bias for proceeding with the publication without input or consent from the Amnesty Ukraine team.

“Whether intentionally or not, Amnesty’s report reads like a Russian propaganda narrative,” stated UWC President Paul Grod. “It is absurd to blame Ukrainian troops for Russia’s bombing of hospitals, schools, residential buildings, shopping malls, bus shelters and other civilian infrastructure.  How could they overlook the fact that Ukrainians are defending themselves against Russia’s unprovoked invasion, brutal daily bombings, and war crimes in Ukraine?”

UWC calls upon donors and supporters of Amnesty International to investigate the integrity of its leadership and thoroughly investigate the sources of their funding.