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Another area of the campaign is the so-called "municipal patronage". Activists suggest that European cities take care of the story of one or two Ukrainian prisoners and support their families until release.
У Парижі проведуть перший саміт щодо звільнення українських цивільних бранців - правозахисниця
Перший міжнародний саміт, присвячений звільненню українських цивільних, яких утримує Росія, планують провести 2 грудня в Парижі. Його мета - започаткувати коаліцію держав, яка об’єднає зусилля для пошуку та повернення бранців. — Укрінформ.
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Larysa Shevandina, head of the RETURN FREEDOM movement and co-founder of the international advocacy campaign Save Ukrainian Civilian Hostages TOGETHER, told Ukrinform's own correspondent in Strasbourg.
Her husband Oleg has been in Russian captivity since 2015.
"The purpose of the summit is to initiate the creation of an international coalition for the release of Ukrainian civilian hostages. Now everyone is moving separately, and we propose to join forces," Shevandina said.
During a meeting on Tuesday with pace President Petra Bayre, she conveyed to her an invitation to this summit. According to the human rights activist, Bayre supported the initiative, and her personal participation will depend on the schedule.
She explained that the organizers seek to involve the state, UN mechanisms, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the OSCE and human rights organizations in joint work. Among the possible tools, she named personal sanctions against civilians involved in detention and the mediation of third countries in negotiations on their return.
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