The activist pointed out that the rights of Ukrainians in enemy captivity are violated, while Russian prisoners of war "live like kings here."
Inna Turova, Head of the Public Organization "Faithful Always", praised the recent decision in Ukraine to ban Russian prisoners of war from making phone calls home, as the families of Ukrainian soldiers in captivity are left in the dark about their loved ones.
Turova, who is also the author of a petition calling for the ban on phone calls for Russian POWs, spoke about this in an interview with "Kyiv24".
The activist called the ban on phone calls for Russian prisoners of war a sign of progress.
"We wrote letters, appeals to the Verkhovna Rada, requested help, visited the Coordination Headquarters, asking them to assist in getting through to Prime Minister Shmyhal and all those involved in this issue. We also repeatedly told Dmytro Valeriyovych (Lubinets - ed.), that this is a very important issue. Because, as an ombudsman for human rights, he should understand that the rights of our people are being violated, while their people (Russian POWs) are living, forgive me, like kings here. Maybe you’ve seen footage where their refrigerators are stocked with sausages, ketchup and similar things. This is unacceptable when our people are being tortured over there," Turova noted.
She added that a recent protest was held "in front of the International Red Cross" to draw attention to the issue. While there hasn't been much progress yet, activists remain hopeful that change will come.
"I’m already very pleased that at least our state has made the decision to deprive them of phone access. That is already progress for us," the head of the Public Organization "Faithful Always", said.
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