The general consequences of the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the Council of Europe for persons under the jurisdiction of the aggressor state are very disappointing and even terrible, writes Tatiana Antsupova, judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in an article..

“The right to life, the prohibition of torture, the prohibition of slavery and forced labor, the right to liberty and security of person, the right to a fair trial, no punishment without law, the right to respect for private and family life, freedom of opinion, conscience and religion, freedom of expression. Just as he is losing hope in the development of democratic institutions and in free elections. It loses hope, because you can’t lose what didn’t exist, ”she emphasized..

The human rights movement in the Russian Federation, as well as advocacy, are now devoid of content and meaning, emphasized Judge Antsupova.

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Statements by Russian officials on the advisability of returning to the death penalty as a punishment for especially serious crimes is a very realistic scenario in the near future. In the absence of a fair trial and justice as such, this is a return to the inquisition, says judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

“As a consequence of the exclusion of Russia from the Council of Europe for persons under its jurisdiction, the legal and political mechanisms of the Council of Europe cease to operate. PACE monitoring visits and related reports, election observer missions, visits and reports of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and many other monitoring mechanisms are being stopped.

After the decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of February 25, 2022 to suspend the rights to represent the Russian Federation in two statutory bodies, its representation in all committees of the Council of Europe was suspended,” Judge Antsupova emphasized.

Read about the consequences of Russia's exclusion from the Council of Europe for the Russian state and its citizens in the article by Judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine Tatyana Antsupova "