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The International Court of Justice rejected most of Ukraine's claims against Russia regarding alleged violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The court found Russia violated Ukrainian language education rights in Crimea but rejected claims regarding incitement against Crimean Tatars and the banning of the Mejlis.

The Hague, Crimea
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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The International Court of Justice rejected most of Ukraine's claims against Russia in the case regarding violation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukraine has not provided convincing evidence that Russian Federation officials have made statements directed against Crimean Tatars on the basis of their ethnic or national origin regarding Article 4

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Ukraine failed to prove that Russia has not complied with its obligation to prevent and punish speech by individuals that incites racial hatred against Crimean Tatars and ethnic Ukrainians

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The court ruled that Moscow violated the peculiarities of organizing school education in the Ukrainian language in Crimea after 2014

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The court found that Russia's violation of international law in banning the Mejlis was unproven

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The court found that Russia violated its obligations to not discriminate against the Ukrainian minority in education

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The Court did not award compensation as requested by Ukraine

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The United Nations' top court will hand down its verdict on Wednesday in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia for alleged terrorism financing and racial discrimination after its annexation of Crimea in 2014

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The court ruling has already been drawn up, agreed upon and printed. The Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the Netherlands to hear the court's decision in person.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The ICJ found Russia guilty of financing terrorism through its support of proxies in Ukraine's Donbas region

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