Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-17 22:10:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 32F6195468E1700493F8D00CE633D1C861208C721F91BE151683AE2BB0E091B9
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Original Note:
The "referendum" was not legal under Ukrainian & Crimean constitutions & not recognised internationally: https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-AD%282014%29002-e https://press.un.org/en/2014/ga11493.doc.htm OSCE observers were not permitted to observe: https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-referendum-osce-idUSL6N0M73AP20140310/ Quality of life has declined under occupation. Russia forcibly enlists locals into its military - violating IHL. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/21/the-devastating-human-economic-costs-of-crimeas-annexation https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/20/russia-forces-ukrainians-occupied-areas-military
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