Civil Society Platform member ZMINA has published a plead calling for the NATO members to protect the Ukrainian sky:
NATO members, we plead to protect the Ukrainian sky! To stop the Russian genocide of Ukrainians, crimes against humanity, and nuclear genocide, a no-fly zone should be imposed! Every day of delays costs hundreds of lives and increases the risk of a global nuclear catastrophe. If a no-fly zone is too risky for NATO, equip Ukraine with air defense capabilities and jets as promised! Do it before it is too late!
On the 4th of March, 2022 Russian troops fired Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. For the first time in world history, troops have struck at such an important strategic object, threatening Europe and the world with a nuclear catastrophe.
Nine days ago, the life of Ukraine, Europe, and the entire world changed forever. Russia has launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine with a full-scale invasion into our territory. This war is not only against Ukraine, it is a war against democracy, freedom, and humanity in the world.
Apart from Ukraine’s military objects, Russia is aiming directly at civilian residential areas, hospitals and maternity houses, kindergartens and universities, churches, and even the Holocaust memorial in Kyiv. Some Ukrainian cities such as Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Kherson are currently in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. Russian massive and relentless shelling makes it impossible to deliver humanitarian aid to these cities and safely evacuate women and children from the siege. Russian actions are the genocide of the Ukrainian people. Hague tribunal investigators have set up to Ukraine to record these crimes.
But the night of March 4 showed that even the extermination of Ukrainians is not the only goal of Russia’s bloodthirsty regime. By shelling the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the occupying forces called into question the survival of all mankind and even the lives of their own citizens.
The whole world presented tremendous support for Ukraine. However, last night’s events showed that apart from humanitarian and military aid, what Ukraine needs the most right now is a safe sky. This will prevent the enemy from inflicting treacherous night airstrikes on peaceful cities and strategic infrastructure.
The petition for the protection of the Ukrainian sky and No Fly Zone has already received more than a million votes from residents of different countries. The whole world understands the importance of protecting the Ukrainian sky. Now is the time for all democratic governments that share the values of human life to prove their humanistic ideas.
On behalf of the millions of Ukrainians who have been in shelters and bomb shelters since February 24, in memory of the more than 2,000 civilians killed by the Russian bombing, we call on the parliaments and governments of NATO member states to PROTECT THE UKRAINIAN SKY!!
Save the lives of thousands of Ukrainians! Save humanity! Help stop this war!
Signatories:
Center for Civil Liberties
ZMINA Human Rights Centre
CHESNO Movement
DEJURE Foundation
Transparency International Ukraine
ANTAC
VOX Ukraine
Center for Defense Strategies
Bihus.Info
Educational center ACREC
Independent Defense Anticorrution Comission—NAKO
AllUkranian Association “Automaidan”
Center for united асtions
Center for Political Studies
Institute of Legislative Ideas
Anti-corruption Headquarter
Slidstvo.Info
Crym SOS
Fulcrum UA
Invisible
Crimean Human Rights Group
Platform for the release of Kremlin political prisoners
Social Action Centre
Crimean Tatar Resource Center
Crimean Tatar Youth Center
Center for political analysis and forecasting “Crimea”
Kyiv educational center “Tolerspace”
Crimean Center for Business and Cultural Cooperation “Ukrainian House”
Editorial office of the newspaper “Crimean room”
ISAR Ednania
Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group
Helsinki Initiative-XXI
Environmental and Humanitarian Association ‘Green World’
Digital Security Lab Ukraine
StateWatch
Detector media
Human Rights House Crimea
Human Rights House in Chernihiv
Humanitarian studio “Wave”
Man and Law Charitable Foundation
SMART Media
INFLUENCE GROUP
UCIPR, Ukrainian Center independent political research
All-Ukrainian NGO “CC Human Right Defender”
Cherkasy Human Rights Center
Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Unio
Truth Hounds
Center for development and democracy
Integrity UA
Khmelnytsky initiative
AutoMaidan Vinnychyna
Institute for political&information research
Center for political analysis and forecasting “Crimea”
Media Initiative for Human Rights
Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law
Women’s Anti-Corruption Movement
Khmelnytsky Reform Council Coalition
Centre for Economic Strategy
Sumy platform of reforms
Community foundation SUMY
Social Partnership Centre
Civic platform “Act!”
Public Bureau “Human Rights”
Public Alliance “Women’s Political Action”
All-Ukrainian NGO “League of Women Voters 50/50”
NGO “Steps to the future”
Women’s consortium of Ukraine
Democracy Development Centre
DLCO “Centre for International Security”
Institute for Central Europe
Center for Global Studies Strategy 21
Euroatlantic course
Ukraine crisis media centre
Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO)
Kyiv Security Forum
CSO “School of Media Patriots”
Center for social and economic research – CASE Ukraine
Public Movement Faith Hope Love
NGO “Civil Holding “GROUP of INFLUENCE”
Women’s Information Consultative Center
NGO “Kharkiv Anti-Corruption Center”
Gender Education Center OSUIA
PA Institute for Local Democracy “Open society”
CSO “Center for Entrepreneurship Development”
NGO “Human Rights Vector”
Svitlana Khodakova – a citizen of Ukraine
NGO “ON EDGE”
Luhansk oblast Human Rights Centre “Alternative”
Civil Control Platform
CSO “La Strada-Ukraine”
CSO “D.О.М.48.24”
SaveEcoBot / SaveDnipro
CSO “Human Rights Platfrom”
Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine
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