15/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - EU criticises suspension of activities of Crimean Tatars' assembly. On Thursday 14 April, the spokesperson for High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini described the decision of the “so-called” prosecutor of Crimea to suspend the activities of Mejlis, a self-governing body of the Crimean Tatars as “extremely worrying”. In the spokesperson's view, this “constitutes a grave attack on the rights of the Crimean Tatars”. “This decision, taken in the context of the ongoing court case aiming at banning its activities as an extremist organisation, must be reversed immediately”, Mogherini's spokesperson said in a press release. The Tatars oppose Russian power. Reiterating the EU's concern about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Crimea since Crimea's illegal annexation by Russia in 2014, Mogherini's spokesperson said that the EU repeats its call for full compliance with international human rights standards and other obligations under international law. (CG)