Chapter 5. Observing rights and freedoms of persons who suffered temporary occupation and armed conflict RECOMMENDATIONS 119 119 To the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: 1. Develop and submit to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine a draft law to invalidate the Law of Ukraine “On the Creation of a Free Economic Zone Crimea and on Peculiarities of Carrying Out Economic Activities in the Temporarily Occupied Territory of Ukraine” #1636-VII of 12 August 2014. 2. Develop and submit for consideration to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine a draft law on amendments to certain legal acts of Ukraine on introducing administrative procedures for state registration of births and deaths that take place in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. 3. Compile materials for submission to the International Court of Justice of a consolidated claim against the Russian Federation regarding the implementation of its international legal responsibility for the armed aggression against Ukraine. To the National Bank of Ukraine – provide clarification for institutions rendering financial services regarding the inadmissibility of violating the rights of citizens from the temporarily occupied territories to access banking services. Respect for the rights and freedoms of civilians remains a crucial issue in an armed conflict. The Commissioner has repeatedly drawn the attention of public authorities to the needs of people who have to overcome difficult obstacles to visit relatives on both sides of the ‘contact line’, receive a pension or buy food, especially the need to create appropriate conditions for citizens at entry-exit checkpoints when the citizens travel to/from the temporarily occupied territories. In 2019, 16.257 million citizens of Ukraine crossed the ‘contact line’/administrative border through eight operating checkpoints60. Of these, 13.9 million crossed the ‘contact line’, and 2.3 million crossed the administrative border with the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Seasonal changes in the weather and, accordingly, the hours of operation of the checkpoints, technical disruptions (lack of energy supply, and so on), reconstruction, as well as security measures are key factors influencing the process of crossing the checkpoints. 60 It should be noted that the number of crossings is increasing from year to year (2016 – 8.569 million; 2017 – 11.842 million, 2018 – 13.620 million). CHAPTER 5 5.4. Right of citizens of Ukraine living in the temporarily occupied territories to freedom of movement