{"id":29636,"date":"2018-08-15T22:38:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T22:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/press-center\/un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov\/"},"modified":"2018-08-15T22:38:15","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T22:38:15","slug":"un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov","status":"publish","type":"press-center","link":"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/en\/press-center\/un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov\/","title":{"rendered":"UN experts call for immediate release of Oleg Sentsov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On August 15 in Geneva UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Mr. David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Physical and Mental Health, Mr. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dainius P\u016bras<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Mr. Michel Forst called on Russian authorities to release Oleg Sentsov<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> immediately and unconditionally, while expressing grave concern for his physical and mental integrity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As it was stated by UN experts, Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian film-maker and outspoken critic of the Russian occupation of Crimea was arrested by Russian authorities in May 2014 and convicted to 20 years imprisonment in a Russian prison, as a \u201cRussian citizen\u201d, on charges of terrorism. He went on hunger strike three months ago to protest what he believes is the politically-motivated incarceration of 64 Ukrainians in Russian prisons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The experts called on Russian authorities to ensure that Mr. Sentsov is immediately provided with access to appropriate medical treatment, based on his full and informed consent. \u201cSentsov\u2019s life is in imminent danger. His hunger strike follows a trial and a conviction that has fallen short of international law. We urge Russian authorities to unconditionally release him as a matter of urgency,\u201d said the experts, stressed on the constant contact with Russian authorities about this case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","publication-type":[43],"class_list":["post-29636","press-center","type-press-center","status-publish","hentry","publication-type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UN experts call for immediate release of Oleg Sentsov - Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/en\/press-center\/un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UN experts call for immediate release of Oleg Sentsov - Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On August 15 in Geneva UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Mr. David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Physical and Mental Health, Mr. Dainius P\u016bras and Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Mr. Michel Forst called on Russian authorities [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/en\/press-center\/un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ppu.gov.ua\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ppu.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"830\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ppu_gov_ua\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/press-center\\\/un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/press-center\\\/un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov\\\/\",\"name\":\"UN experts call for immediate release of Oleg Sentsov - Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-15T22:38:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/press-center\\\/un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/press-center\\\/un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/press-center\\\/un-experts-call-for-immediate-release-of-oleg-sentsov\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Press service\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/press-center\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"UN experts call for immediate release of Oleg Sentsov\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ppu.gov.ua\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"\u041f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0442\u0432\u043e \u041f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0432 \u0410\u0420 \u041a\u0440\u0438\u043c\",\"description\":\"The website of the Representation of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea \u2014 a state body whose purpose is to facilitate the implementation of the powers entrusted to the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. 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