A/HRC/59/67: Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol - Report of the Secretary-General, 1 July to 31 December 2024

1. The present report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/184, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-ninth session. In the same resolution, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it, at its eightieth session, on the progress made in the implementation of the resolution.

2. In its resolution 68/262 and other relevant resolutions, including resolution 79/184, the General Assembly reaffirmed its commitment to the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. In the present report, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (hereinafter “Crimea”) and certain areas of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, Ukraine, temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, are referred to as “temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine”, in line with General Assembly resolution 79/184. The organs and officials of the Russian Federation established in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are referred to as the “occupying authorities of the Russian Federation”.

3. The present report is the twelfth of the Secretary-General on the human rights situation in the territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation. It is focused on the period from 1 July to 31 December 2024. Cases that were documented in the reporting period but occurred prior to it are mentioned where relevant to illustrate patterns of violations.