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Crimean politicians demanded the restoration of the rights of the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine, Poland, the Baltic States and some other Eastern European countries. They stated this during their speech at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, which was held in Geneva, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the Deputy Head of the Government of Crimea Georgy Muradov, Crimean delegation had to come to Switzerland in the status of participants in a non-governmental organization. Otherwise, they would simply not be allowed into the meeting.
The politician noted that, first of all, Crimeans wanted to remind of anti-Russian hysteria, which has recently passed all conceivable limits. Anti-Russian sentiment has already become a new form of racism. The heads of organizations of compatriots are subjected to real persecution, as well as leaders of structures that have friendly ties with Russia. Some of them were imprisoned on trumped-up charges. The pressure is constantly being injected and becomes large-scale, which is particularly worrying.
Muradov explained that, speaking at the session, the representatives of Crimea cited their peninsula as an example, since all the language and educational issues of national minorities are resolved in a democratic way there. There are as many as three state languages in the republic: Russian, Ukrainian and Crimean-Tatar, education can be obtained in any of them.
The authorities support the cultural traditions of these and other numerous nations living in the republic. Representatives of the Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians are part of almost all of the authorities in the Crimea.
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