The U.N. human rights workplace (OHCHR) mentioned on Tuesday that each Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of conflict through the practically nine-month battle, citing examples together with the usage of electrical shocks and compelled nudity.
The UN Ukraine-based monitoring crew based mostly its findings on interviews with greater than 100 prisoners of conflict on both sides of the battle. The interviews with Ukrainian prisoners of conflict had been performed after their launch, since Russia didn’t grant entry to detention websites, it mentioned.
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Russia, which invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, denies torture or different types of maltreatment of POWs. Kyiv has beforehand mentioned it checks all info relating to the remedy of POWs and can examine any violations and take applicable authorized motion.