Deportation of Ukrainian children is a crime that must be held accountable

Those who ordered or contributed to the deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia to be "deprogrammed", adopted and still contribute to the repopulation will have to answer for this war crime for decades and decades beyond the end of the war.

We call on France to work to help investigate this case and to see judges identified to punish those responsible.

Everything must be done now to allow these children to return as soon as possible to their loved ones or to their country.

Russia is violating the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty that binds almost all States in the world. It must be accountable to the international community. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has the right to call it out more firmly than ever.

We, the signatories, will remain mobilized to ensure that justice is done for what international law calls genocide.

First signatories

Elizabeth and Robert Badinter,

Claire Brisset, Geneviève Avenard, Marie Derain de Vaucresson and Dominique Versini, former Children's Defenders,

Benoit Van Kiesblick (Children's Rights Committee),

Anne Devreese (Vice-President of the CNPE),

Didier Tronche, Catherine Dolto, Mr. Wieviorka, Claude Romeo, Bernard Golse

Mr. Dominique Attias, Mr. Alain Cornec, Mr. Josine Bitton, Mr. Stéphanie Zaks, Mr. Pierre Verdier, Mr. Fabienne Cogulet, lawyers

Muriel Eglin, Alain Blanc, Robert Gelli, Josiane Bigot, Antoine Garapon, Damien Mulliez, magistrates

Olivier Mazerolle, journalist

Daniel Goldberg, President of UNIOPSS

Ms. Limon, former MP

Maxime Zennou (Youth Manager - SOS Group, Georges Cognet, Roger Bello, Guy Benamozig, Caroline Eliacheff, dr Thierry Baudet, Gilles Allières, Jean-Marie Muller, Jean-Luc Viaux, Marc Brzegowy, Christian Taine, M° Saint-Germain, Dr Françoise Firicelli, Samir Cornet, Véronique Decker, Andreaa Gruev Vintila ....