Nonprofit Archives Case accusing Russia of plundering Ukrainian culture
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The organization claims to be “in the face of Russia’s aggressive war of aggression and is committed to supporting the cause of Ukraine.”
“After a prolonged investigation, we were able to identify the modus operandi of this predation … and identify the main perpetrators of actions designed to adapt to Ukrainian cultural heritage,” the group said in a statement. “These behaviors can be classified as war crimes under international law. Leaded by Vladimir Putin, the implementation of this systematic pillage policy involves senior officials of the Russian Ministry of Culture, directors of major museums, and even head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Agency Sergei Naryshkin.”
In June, UNESCO verified the destruction of 501 cultural sites caused by Russian troops since February 2022. These include 151 religious sites, 262 buildings of historical and/or artistic interests, 34 museums, 33 monuments, 18 libraries, an archive, an archive and two ancient courtyard sites.
For Ukraine, their freedom and us! It said that the Russian invasion “caused the largest plunder of cultural heritage in Europe during international armed conflicts since World War II.”
Christian Castagner, an advocacy manager for nonprofits, told the ICC that our attorneys are confident about how the prosecutor’s office will handle the information. ” Artnews.
In 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign against Ukraine for its own freedom and our people, issuing two warrants for Putin’s illegal wartime deportation. The warrants helped return nearly 400 of the 19,546 children reportedly kidnapped, the Ukrainian Human Rights Director said.
“I think it’s easier to return to a child after the ICC issued two warrants for Putin,” Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets told reporters at the time. However, he added that deportation is still in progress.
Meanwhile, Russia believes it is relocating Ukrainian children to protect them from being abandoned in conflict areas.
“The communication we submitted to the ICC to the ICC is very precise and well-rated about how Moscow prepares for the robbery of museums and the erasure of Ukrainian cultural identity,” Castagna said on Monday. “In our spirit and behavior, our work is very similar to our forced abduction of Ukrainian children.”
Earlier this year, Castagna and a group of art professionals convened the International Council of Museums (ICOM), a non-governmental organization that sets industry standards to violate Russia’s code of ethics.
In the public letter published LemondThe group said that if Russia is not evacuated, ICOM will be required to go to a French court in France.
“Because ICOM is a non-governmental organization that has French legislation,” Castagna told Artnews At the time, “if the content written in its regulations is not followed, its members can ask the ICOM’s executive committee to respect its regulations and reject Russia for violating its ethics.”
On Monday, he added: “Since the publication [the open letter in Le Monde]We have seen many professionals reluctant to endure Russians who disrespect ICOM operating rules. They do not want to combine political struggles with cultural activities. However, the erasure of Ukrainian cultural identity is indeed a neocolonial political project. ”
“Now, this is a question that fuels debate, where art professionals take stock of crimes committed by Russia,” Castagna said.
