PACE 'Should Not Stay Idle' to Mass Graves Near Donetsk: Russian Lawmaker [View all]

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STRASBOURG, September 30 (RIA Novosti), Daria Chernyshova - Russian lawmaker Olga Kazakova drew the attention of European parliamentarians to the mass graves found near Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk, as she spoke during the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday.

"PACE should not stay idle with regards to the situation, to the places of mass graves near Donetsk," Kazakova said during the debate on countering manifestations of neo-Nazism.

She urged to take seriously the issue of neo-Nazism and called for "an objective if necessary international investigation into the crimes having the neo-Nazist character."

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HRW Calls for Prompt, Impartial Investigation Into Donetsk Mass Graves

WASHINGTON, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - Human Rights Watch calls for a prompt and impartial investigation into mass graves discovered outside Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine, Rachel Denber, Deputy Director for the Europe and central Asia division of the organization told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

"There needs to be a prompt, thorough, impartial investigation, one that involves participation of completely impartial, independent forensic experts," Denber said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that more than 400 bodies were discovered in mass graves near the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

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