UN calls for independent investigation into rape in Ukraine
2 years, 11 months ago

UN calls for independent investigation into rape in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Executive Director for UN Women Sima Bahous says allegations of rape and sexual violence by Russian troops must be independently verified. The United Nations has demanded an independent investigation into rape and sexual violence in Ukraine, after allegations Russian troops committed such crimes during the continuing invasion of the neighbouring country. Kateryna Cherepakha, president of the La Strada organisation, which tackles gender-based violence, told the UN council via video call that “rape is used as a weapon of war by Russian invaders in Ukraine”. ‘Hundreds of cases of rape’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said investigators had received reports of “hundreds of cases of rape” in areas previously occupied by Russian troops, including sexual assaults of small children.

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Beaten, tortured, & raped: Survivors share graphic accounts of how Russia-Ukraine war turned bodies into battlefields
3 days ago

Beaten, tortured, & raped: Survivors share graphic accounts of how Russia-Ukraine war turned bodies into battlefields

Firstpost  

‘I can’t describe all of it… Those drunk, stinking men, tearing my clothes, treating me like I was a rubber doll… It was unbearable,’ one survivor revealed There have been multiple witness accounts of rape, torture, and physical violence towards women by Russian authorities. A recent report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has unearthed deeply unsettling …

UN Commission says Russia's enforced disappearances of Ukrainians amount to crimes against humanity
1 week ago

UN Commission says Russia's enforced disappearances of Ukrainians amount to crimes against humanity

Hindustan Times  

By Olivia Le Poidevin UN Commission says Russia's enforced disappearances of Ukrainians amount to crimes against humanity GENEVA, - Russia's "widespread and systematic" use of enforced disappearances and torture of Ukrainians during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine amount to crimes against humanity, a United Nations Commission said on Wednesday. Russia failed to communicate the whereabouts of missing people, with Ukrainian …

Russia 'committed crimes against humanity' in Ukraine: UN probe
1 week, 6 days ago

Russia 'committed crimes against humanity' in Ukraine: UN probe

New Indian Express  

GENEVA: Russia has committed the crimes against humanity of enforced disappearances and torture in its war in Ukraine -- part of a systematic attack on civilians, a United Nations investigation has concluded. The new report by the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, published online this week, is to be formally presented to the UN Human Rights Council …

UN-backed experts: Russia's torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners is a crime against humanity
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UN-backed experts: Russia's torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners is a crime against humanity

Associated Press  

U.N.-backed experts have declared Russia's torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war a crime against humanity. The experts examined reports from 41 detention centers in Ukraine and Russia, identifying evidence of torture in all provinces under Russian control, as well as in detention facilities in Russia. The commission also found additional evidence of the recurrent use of sexual violence …

Russia troops accused of ‘executing’ surrendering Ukraine soldiers: Report
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia troops accused of ‘executing’ surrendering Ukraine soldiers: Report

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch investigates ‘apparent summary executions’ and says actions could amount to war crimes. Russian forces appear to have executed Ukrainian soldiers as they attempted to surrender or had already surrendered since December 2023, an international rights group has said in a new report. “The summary execution – or murder – of surrendering and injured Ukrainian soldiers, gunned down …

‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine
1 year ago

‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

In its first in-depth report on the situation in occupied Ukraine, UN says it found evidence of intimidation, arbitrary detention and torture. Russia has tortured and arbitrarily detained people in the parts of eastern Ukraine it occupies, creating a “climate of fear” and suppressing Ukrainian identity, according to the United Nations. The report accused Russian forces of using torture in …

UN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia
1 year ago

UN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia

Associated Press  

GENEVA — U.N.-backed human rights experts said Friday they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by their Russian jailers, saying such practices could amount to war crimes. The Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said human rights violations have been widespread since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade the country more than …

Russia's war in Ukraine has inflicted 'horrific human cost': UN
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia's war in Ukraine has inflicted 'horrific human cost': UN

The Hindu  

Russia's war in Ukraine has exacted a terrible human cost and inflicted suffering on millions, the United Nations rights chief said Thursday, ahead of the second anniversary of the invasion. "The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has exacted a horrific human cost, inflicting immense suffering on millions of civilians," Mr. Turk said. "Russia's full-scale armed attack on …

UN experts take Russia to task over deported Ukrainian children and a 'military agenda' in schools
1 year, 1 month ago

UN experts take Russia to task over deported Ukrainian children and a 'military agenda' in schools

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A panel of U.N.-backed experts …

The UN’s top court says it has jurisdiction in part of Ukraine’s genocide case against Russia
1 year, 1 month ago

The UN’s top court says it has jurisdiction in part of Ukraine’s genocide case against Russia

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court said Friday it has jurisdiction to rule on a request by Ukraine for a declaration that Kyiv is not responsible for genocide, but not on other aspects of a Ukrainian case against Russia. Ukraine filed its case at the International Court of Justice just days after Russia’s February 2022 invasion, alleging …

The UN's top court is set to decide if it can hear Ukraine's genocide case against Russia
1 year, 1 month ago

The UN's top court is set to decide if it can hear Ukraine's genocide case against Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The International Court of Justice …

Russia Ukraine War: Ex-Russian soldiers to testify against Russia on war crimes
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia Ukraine War: Ex-Russian soldiers to testify against Russia on war crimes

Firstpost  

Salikov told Dutch television program EenVandaag in an interview broadcast on Monday that he was ready to fully cooperate with the ICC and had personally witnessed “cruelties against civilians” A legal source Netherlands told Reuters on Tuesday that a former Russian soldier has applied for asylum in the country and plans to testify before the International Criminal Court regarding war …

Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘war crimes’ after ‘execution’ of captured troops
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘war crimes’ after ‘execution’ of captured troops

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine launches an investigation into the ‘execution’ of two unarmed soldiers by by Russian forces as Moscow launches fresh attacks. “The video shows how a group of people in Russian uniforms shoot at close range two unarmed servicemen in the uniform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who surrendered as prisoners,” the public prosecutor’s office in the eastern Ukrainian region …

Russian UN envoys shoot back at Western criticism of its Ukraine war and crackdown on dissidents
1 year, 4 months ago

Russian UN envoys shoot back at Western criticism of its Ukraine war and crackdown on dissidents

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Western countries on Monday repeatedly called on Russia to end domestic repression of dissident voices and end its war in Ukraine — and human rights violations related to it — as Russia came under a regular review at the U.N.'s top rights body. He also said Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine had “no relation to the subject …

Russia tries to rejoin UN Human Rights Council
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia tries to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia wants to rejoin the …

UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine and look into genocide allegations
1 year, 6 months ago

UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine and look into genocide allegations

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Independent U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday they have turned up continued evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in their war against Ukraine, including torture — some of it with such “brutality” that it led to death — and rape of women aged up to 83 years old. The team said its evidence showed crimes committed …

Ukraine calls for return of ‘abducted’ children as more arrive in Belarus
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine calls for return of ‘abducted’ children as more arrive in Belarus

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says more than 19,000 children have been taken illegally by Russia since it began its full-scale invasion. Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska has called on world leaders to help ensure the return of thousands of Ukrainian children forcibly taken by Russia as Belarusian state media published photos of dozens of Ukrainian children arriving in Belarus from Russian-occupied parts of …

Human rights in Russia have ‘significantly’ worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says
1 year, 6 months ago

Human rights in Russia have ‘significantly’ worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The rights situation in Russia has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year, an expert commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body said in her first report on the country on Monday. Mariana Katzarova, the special rapporteur on Russia’s rights situation mandated by the Human Rights Council, chronicled the …

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly' worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says
1 year, 6 months ago

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly' worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The rights situation in Russia …

‘Evocative of genocide’: Ukrainians held by Russians allege torture
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Evocative of genocide’: Ukrainians held by Russians allege torture

Al Jazeera  

A team of legal experts says half of those detained in Kherson were subject to sexual violence, beatings and other abuse. The Mobile Justice Team, which was established by the human rights law firm Global Rights Compliance, said on Wednesday that of 320 cases examined in the southern Ukrainian province, many detainees recounted suffocation, waterboarding, severe beatings and threats of …

UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees
1 year, 8 months ago

UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic torture of civilians who were detained in connection with its attack on Ukraine, summarily executing dozens of them, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday. The vast majority of those interviewed said they were tortured and in some cases subjected to sexual violence during detention by Russian forces, the head …

UN documents summary execution of 77 Ukrainian civilians
1 year, 9 months ago

UN documents summary execution of 77 Ukrainian civilians

Al Jazeera  

A United Nations monitoring mission in Ukraine finds both Russia and Ukraine guilty of breaching international law. A United Nations mission in Ukraine has expressed grave concern over the summary execution of more than 70 Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces while also documenting other breaches of international law by both warring sides. “OHCHR is gravely concerned by the summary execution …

U.N. report says Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees
1 year, 9 months ago

U.N. report says Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees

LA Times  

Tanya Nedashkivs’ka, 57, mourns the death of her husband, who was killed in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic torture of civilians who were detained in connection with its attack on Ukraine, summarily executing dozens of them, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday. The vast majority of those interviewed said they …

Top UN court allows a record 32 countries to intervene in Ukraine’s genocide case against Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

Top UN court allows a record 32 countries to intervene in Ukraine’s genocide case against Russia

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Court of Justice has accepted requests from 32 countries to back Ukraine in a genocide case against Russia, the United Nations’ highest court said Friday. A record 33 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and every European Union member nation except Hungary requested to participate on Ukraine’s side in the case. Experts see …

Ukraine’s top prosecutor speaks of ‘evil’ Russian atrocities
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine’s top prosecutor speaks of ‘evil’ Russian atrocities

LA Times  

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin listens before testifying Wednesday at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington on war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. Russia’s invading forces are deliberately using rape, torture and kidnapping to try to sow terror among civilians in Ukraine, the top prosecutor in Ukraine told U.S. lawmakers in graphic testimony Wednesday. Prosecutor General Andriy …

Column: Putin’s war on Ukraine is in the sinister tradition of the Russian war machine
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: Putin’s war on Ukraine is in the sinister tradition of the Russian war machine

LA Times  

Ukrainian servicemen try to find undamaged shells in a burned-out ammunition depot that was destroyed after a Russian attack near Kostiantynivka, Ukraine. But if you listen to a lot of the debate over Ukraine, you might be forgiven for thinking Putin’s invasion was just a bad mistake, badly implemented by an otherwise serious country. Putin has built on the Soviet …

UN accuses Russia, Ukraine forces of 'summary executions' of prisoners
2 years ago

UN accuses Russia, Ukraine forces of 'summary executions' of prisoners

The Hindu  

The United Nations said on Friday it was "deeply concerned" by what it said were summary executions of prisoners of war by both Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. The allegations came shortly after Kyiv accused Russian forces of killing a captured Ukrainian serviceman who was filmed saying "Glory to Ukraine" before being shot dead. "We are deeply concerned …

UN condemns Russia AND Ukraine for carrying out 'summary executions' of prisoners
2 years ago

UN condemns Russia AND Ukraine for carrying out 'summary executions' of prisoners

Daily Mail  

The United Nations said Friday it was 'deeply concerned' by what it described as summary executions of prisoners of war carried out by Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. The head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Matilda Bogner, said her organisation had documented the killings of 'up to 25 Russian prisoners of war' by Ukrainian …

UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of committing range of war crimes in Ukraine
2 years ago

UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of committing range of war crimes in Ukraine

ABC  

Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, — including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions — amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a UN-backed inquiry. Key points: Russian authorities may have committed crimes against humanity, according to a UN-backed inquiry The inquiry's investigators created a list of individuals to be held accountable …

Russia has committed 'wide range' of war crimes in Ukraine: UN
2 years ago

Russia has committed 'wide range' of war crimes in Ukraine: UN

Hindustan Times  

Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine such as wilful killings and torture, a U.N.-mandated investigative body said on Thursday, in some cases making children watch loved ones being raped and detaining others alongside dead bodies. The alleged crimes, including the deportation of children, were detailed in a report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, which …

UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine
2 years ago

UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a U.N.-backed inquiry released Thursday. Among potential crimes against humanity, the report cited repeated attacks targeting Ukrainian infrastructure since the fall that left hundreds of thousands without heat and electricity …

UN investigators say no findings yet of genocide within Ukraine
2 years ago

UN investigators say no findings yet of genocide within Ukraine

Firstpost  

Geneva: A United Nations investigation into human rights violations in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion of the country has not concluded that a genocide has taken place, its chair said Thursday. “We have not found that there has been a genocide within Ukraine,” Norwegian judge Erik Mose, the head of the investigation team, told a press conference in Geneva. “Where we …

UN-backed investigation accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine
2 years ago

UN-backed investigation accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s forced transfers and deportations of Ukrainian children in areas under its control amounts to a war crime, investigators say. Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine, including the forced deportations of children in areas it controls, a report from a United Nations-backed inquiry says. Among potential crimes against humanity, investigators cited repeated attacks targeting Ukrainian infrastructure in recent …

Top UN human rights body looks to chastise Russia for war crimes in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Top UN human rights body looks to chastise Russia for war crimes in Ukraine

India Today  

Russia's war in Ukraine looms large as the UN Human Rights Council meets Monday, with calls for unity in condemning Moscow and extending a probe into war crimes in the conflict. Days after the United Nations General Assembly in New York voted overwhelmingly to demand Russia immediately withdraw from Ukraine, Moscow's war is expected to dominate the opening of the …

Russia’s war in Ukraine responsible for ‘massive’ human rights violations, U.N. chief says
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia’s war in Ukraine responsible for ‘massive’ human rights violations, U.N. chief says

LA Times  

Ukrainian servicemen who were wounded in battle wait to leave a field hospital near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered “the most massive violations of human rights” in the world today, the head of the United Nations said Monday, as the war pushed into its second year with no end in sight and tens of …

Russia Ukraine War: Russia charges 680 Ukrainian officials with war crimes
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia Ukraine War: Russia charges 680 Ukrainian officials with war crimes

Firstpost  

Moscow: 680 Ukrainian officials, including 118 members of the military forces and the defence ministry, have been accused by Russia of violating laws governing the conduct of war, including the use of firearms against civilians, according to a report from the TASS news agency on Monday. The charges against the Ukrainian officials included the “employment of forbidden means and tactics …

Russia committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine: US
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine: US

Deccan Chronicle  

Munich : The United States is determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice President Kamla Harris said on Saturday, according to CNN. "Based on a careful analysis of the law and available facts, I have determined that members of Russia's forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Members of Russia's forces …

Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine: Kamala Harris declares at Munich Security Conference
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine: Kamala Harris declares at Munich Security Conference

The Hindu  

The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on February 18. "In the case of Russia's actions in Ukraine we have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt: these are crimes against humanity," Ms. Harris, a former …

US says Russia committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

US says Russia committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

US Vice President Kamala Harris says Russian forces have carried out ‘widespread and systemic’ attacks on civilians. The United States has determined that Russia has committed “crimes against humanity” during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, US Vice President Kamala Harris has said. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, days before the anniversary of Moscow launching its full-scale invasion of …

Evidence of Russian crimes mounts as war in Ukraine drags on
2 years, 2 months ago

Evidence of Russian crimes mounts as war in Ukraine drags on

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ten months into Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence shows the Kremlin’s troops have waged total war, with disregard for international laws governing the treatment of civilians and conduct on the battlefield. That’s the oldest rule we have in international law.” Experts say Russia under President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly ignored the rules established by the …

Ukraine must investigate alleged war crimes by its forces
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine must investigate alleged war crimes by its forces

Al Jazeera  

Consultant at the Wayamo Foundation and an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology and the University of the Fraser Valley While nowhere near the scale of the Russian atrocities, there is mounting evidence that Ukrainian forces have committed war crimes over the course of the Ukraine-Russia war. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, allegations that Ukrainian forces have committed war …

Ukraine first lady attends London meeting on sexual violence
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine first lady attends London meeting on sexual violence

Associated Press  

LONDON — Russian soldiers must be held accountable for raping Ukrainian women and committing other acts of sexual violence during Russia’s war in Ukraine, the country’s first lady, Olensa Zelenska, told an international conference on preventing sexual violence in conflicts Monday. Zelenska told the London summit that sexual violence was being perpetrated “systematically and openly” as the war in Ukraine …

In London, Ukraine First Lady demands global response to sexual assault in war
2 years, 3 months ago

In London, Ukraine First Lady demands global response to sexual assault in war

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska on Monday demanded a "global response" to the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, saying Kyiv prosecutors are investigating more than 100 possible crimes by Russian soldiers. Speaking at the "Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative" conference in London, Zelenska said the investigations were "just a small" fraction of the true number …

Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN human rights body claims
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN human rights body claims

The Independent  

Both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war, the UN’s Human Rights commission has found. Matilda Bogner, head of the monitoring mission, told a Geneva press briefing that the “vast majority” of Ukrainian prisoners they interviewed held by Russian forces reported torture and ill-treatment. They simply had fun and were not interested in my replies to their questions.” open …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russian forces of committing war crimes in Kherson
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russian forces of committing war crimes in Kherson

ABC  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian soldiers of committing war crimes and killing civilians in Kherson, parts of which were retaken by Ukraine's army last week after Russia pulled out. Key points: Utility companies in Kherson region are trying to restore critical infrastructure destroyed by Russian forces Most of Kherson is without electricity, water and food, and medical supplies …

International Mobile Justice Team building war crimes cases in Ukraine targeting the Kremlin
2 years, 5 months ago

International Mobile Justice Team building war crimes cases in Ukraine targeting the Kremlin

ABC  

Investigating war crimes is a complex, horrific and often dangerous task. Key points: UK barrister Nigel Povoas is a leading war crimes prosecutor who has been in Ukraine since June He has mostly been investigating missile attacks on civilians but recently shifted towards sexual crime allegations War crimes trials held in Ukraine have seen at least three Russian soldiers convicted …

UN finds Russian ‘pattern of rape’ and other abuses in Ukraine
2 years, 5 months ago

UN finds Russian ‘pattern of rape’ and other abuses in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Victims of sexual assault in Russia-occupied areas at the start of the war were aged between four and 80, commission says. In a report published on Tuesday, the three members of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said they had documented patterns of summary executions, unlawful confinement, torture, ill-treatment, rape and other sexual violence committed in areas occupied …

Russia giving soldiers Viagra to rape Ukrainians, UN envoy says: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia giving soldiers Viagra to rape Ukrainians, UN envoy says: Report

Hindustan Times  

UN envoy Pramila Patten said that rapes and sexual assaults attributed to Moscow's forces in Ukraine were part of a Russian "military strategy", AFP reported on Saturday. "When you hear women testify about Russian soldiers equipped with Viagra, it's clearly a military strategy," the UN special representative on sexual violence said. Through the week, in its largest coordinated missile attacks …

President Zelensky says scenes in liberated Kharkiv similar to Bucha and Irpin
2 years, 5 months ago

President Zelensky says scenes in liberated Kharkiv similar to Bucha and Irpin

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukraine’s president has hinted of …

UN rights team: Ukrainian POWs face systematic mistreatment
2 years, 5 months ago

UN rights team: Ukrainian POWs face systematic mistreatment

Associated Press  

GENEVA — U.N. human rights investigators say Ukrainian prisoners of war appear to be facing “systematic” mistreatment — including torture — both when they are captured and when they are transferred into areas controlled by Russian forces or Russia itself. The head of a monitoring mission set up by the U.N. human rights office said Tuesday that Russia must address …

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