ECHR is dealing with the case of Ukrainian children taken from occupied Crimea to Russia: the process regarding illegal adoption has begun
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has initiated a procedure regarding the illegal adoption of Ukrainian children who were taken out of Crimea after the occupation. The ECHR has requested observations from the Russian Federation by July 31, 2025.
ECHR has initiated a procedure regarding the illegal adoption of Ukrainian children in occupied Crimea. Reported by UNN with reference to the Representation of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
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ECHR initiates procedure regarding illegal adoption of Ukrainian children in Crimea The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has informed the Russian government of application No. 6719/23, filed by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union (UHHRU) on behalf of ten Ukrainian children who were taken out of Crimea after the occupation of the peninsula in 2014.
The court requested official comments from the Russian side, which it must provide by July 31, 2025.
Recall
As part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, it was possible to return 11 more Ukrainian children. Among those rescued are brothers whose father died because of his pro-Ukrainian position, and a pregnant woman with a child.