On October 17th the International Fellowship of Reconciliation participated in the formal briefing at the 136th session of the UN Human Rights Committee.
During the ongoing session, after two postponements, the members of the Committee will review the Russian Federation and formulate Concluding Observations.
Members of the Civil Society have been invited to submit reports in advance and to participate in briefing meetings with the Committee to provide useful information.
IFOR took advantage of the 4 minutes speaking opportunity to report on illegal recruitment, cruel treatment of refusers to combat operations in Ukraine, human rights violations of those protesting against the war and other related issues.
Read the complete text of IFOR's statement here, with in-depth notes.