Russia's violations of international humanitarian law against Ukrainian prisoners of war and detained civilians will be the topic of an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday, January 13. The meeting will be held in Arria format, Ukrinform reports.. . ; Crimean Tatar activist Nariman Jelal, sentenced to 17 years in prison by the so-called “Supreme Court of Crimea”; human rights activist and military serviceman Maxim Butkevich, sentenced in the Russian Federation to 13 years in a maximum security colony. . . Arria meetings of the UN Security Council are informal meetings organized by a member or the UN Security Council for the purpose of privately engaging in a frank exchange of views, using a flexible procedural framework, and with the participation of persons who would benefit from hearing and have something to offer. This meeting format is named after Venezuelan diplomat Diego Arria, who began using this practice in 1992 as Venezuela's representative in the Rada.. . . News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.