Oksana Pokalchuk, who has spent seven years documenting and investigating human rights abuses as Director of Amnesty International #Ukraine, tendered her resignation on Friday as the backlash continued over a controversial #AmnestyInternational report titled, “Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians.”
The #Amnesty report, which accuses the Ukrainian #military of basing its troops too close to civilian infrastructure, has been widely condemned by Ukrainian officials and many others in the international community including #war crimes experts. Meanwhile, the #Kremlin has warmly welcomed Amnesty’s claims, with Russian officials actively promoting the report to justify #Moscow’s ongoing bombing campaign in Ukraine.

Pokalchuk took to #Facebook on August 4 to disavow the report, explaining that Amnesty’s global branch had effectively sidelined the Amnesty Ukraine team and proceeded with publication without their input or consent. She resigned the following day, writing, “Although unwillingly, the organization created material that sounds like support for Russian narratives. Seeking to protect civilians, the study has instead become a tool of Russian #propaganda.”

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/flawed-amnesty-report-risks-enabling-more-russian-war-crimes-in-ukraine/ #redcross #mariupol #callamard