Both Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN says
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war during the nearly nine-month conflict, citing examples including the use of electric shocks and forced nudity. The UN’s Ukraine-based monitoring team based its findings on interviews with more than 100 prisoners of war on […]
Ukraine death toll “thousands higher” than reported; at least 3,000 have died for want of disease treatment – UN
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Thousands more civilians have been killed in Ukraine during nearly 11 weeks of war there than the official UN death toll of 3,381, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission for the country said on Tuesday. The United Nations team, which includes 55 monitors in Ukraine, has said most of the […]
UN rights office says evidence growing of Mariupol mass graves
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The head of the UN human rights team in Ukraine said on Friday that monitors had received more information about mass graves in the besieged port city of Mariupol, including one that appeared to hold 200 bodies. “We have got increasing information on mass graves that are there,” Matilda Bogner told journalists by […]