‘Many myths are told about Russia – all untrue. Russia is a unique country that loves human rights and will do everything to protect them’ – Russian Human Rights High Commissioner Yana Lantratova.
On the latest episode of ‘Sanchez Effect,’ we get a rare glimpse into the soul of someone who cares so much for so many others. Ms. Lantratova shares her fierce commitment to human rights, a drive solidified by the violence that broke out in Donbass in 2014, when she risked her life to evacuate children from besieged cities. She also speaks in visceral detail about Ukraine’s deadly drone strike earlier this year on a college in the city of Starobelsk.
Lantratova explains how her office has worked, despite no formal diplomatic ties with Ukraine, to create humanitarian corridors that enable families to be reunited and POWs to come home. She dispels the myth that Russia’s constitution guarantees nothing more than symbolic freedoms. At the same time, she confronts the Western narrative, asking viewers to question whether global powers are truly impartial when they turn a blind eye to the suffering of Russian-speaking civilians in Donbass.