Its ban is a gross violation of international humanitarian and human rights law, a manifestation of racial discrimination, and an element of a large-scale campaign of intimidation and harassment of those who disagree with the illegal occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

The ban of the Mejlis and the systematic persecution of Crimean Tatar structures, religious and cultural organizations, and the media effectively destroyed the entire system of institutions and representation of the Crimean Tatars in the occupied Crimea.

We call on the international community to take all political and legal measures to ensure that Russia fulfils the ICJ Order and stops the oppression of the Crimean Tatar community in Crimea.