154. Forced transfer of children to Russian Federation territory
Kherson (Kherson)
LOCATION: Kherson (Kherson)
DATE: October 10-October 31, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: The Victim and schoolmates, minors from School No. 37 in Kherson were taken to Crimea without parental consent in October 2022. The Witness, the Victim’s mother, was only able to retrieve her daughter from a youth camp in Crimea in March 2023.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a female civilian and resident of Kherson who was also the mother of the victim.
VICTIMS
The Victim of the incident was the minor daughter of the Witness.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators included camp directors, a school director, a psychologist, employees of the Department of Education of Kherson, and employees of the “Ministry of Education” established by Russian forces.