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On March 25, a Turkish delegation, including Chief Ombudsman of Turkey Şeref Malkoç and Turkish Ombudsman Sadettin Kalkan, arrived in Ukraine. The delegation visited Odesa. They visited grain elevators and places destroyed by Russia. Russia attacks both civilian infrastructure and seaports. At the end of the day, the delegations joined Iftar. The event was opened by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Ombudsman of Ukraine and international guests also worked in Kyiv. Several meetings were held:

█ at the Ombudsman’s Office, Dmytro Lubinets explained how the institution works under martial law;

█ a large meeting with the families of Ukraine’s defenders and civilians was held;

█ the delegations joined the meeting of the IDP Council under Kyiv City Military Administration to discuss the possibility of providing housing for IDPs in Kyiv;

█ a meeting was held with the Leader of the Crimean Tatar People Mustafa Dzhemilev, the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov and members of the Mejlis;

█ later, the delegation also met with UNICEF at the Child Protection Centre.

In addition, Dmytro Lubinets and Šeref Malkoč signed official documents related to the protection of the rights of Ukrainian children.

Note: The full briefing on pdf is available at the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights office.