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<p>We are deeply concerned by ongoing reports of human rights abuses against the Crimean
Tatar community. The Foreign Secretary has not made direct representations to the
Russian Ambassador in London but has publicly condemned Russian human rights abuses
in Crimea. Most recently, he co-signed an op-ed with EU partners on 27 February in
which he criticised Russia's treatment of the Tatar community, and, in a statement
to mark the fifth anniversary of Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, condemned
Russia's continued pattern of human rights violations in the peninsula and called
for the release of all Ukrainian political prisoners being held by Russia. The UK
supports the work of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, which works
to reduce violations by strengthening the field presence of human rights monitors
and reporting on the situation. In coordination with international partners, we continue
to raise our concerns in international fora, including the UN, OSCE and NATO.</p>
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