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Human Rights Watch released a report on Thursday that alleges Russia has inflicted a widespread and deliberate pattern of physical and psychological abuse upon Ukrainian POWs throughout their detention.
The report, based on in-depth interviews with 12 former prisoners, documents severe beatings, mock executions, electric shocks, and attacks by dogs, describing a system intended to break human dignity.
The Russian military and the Ukrainian POWs in their custody are governed by the laws of war, specifically the Third Geneva Convention. This treaty, to which Russia is a signatory, explicitly prohibits torture, cruel treatment, and outrages upon personal dignity. The HRW report asserts that Russia’s systematic violations of these rules constitute war crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity.
In its report, Human Rights Watch states that the evidence points to a coordinated policy. Holly Cartner, deputy program director at the organization, condemned the actions:
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The report, based on in-depth interviews with 12 former prisoners, documents severe beatings, mock executions, electric shocks, and attacks by dogs, describing a system intended to break human dignity.
The Russian military and the Ukrainian POWs in their custody are governed by the laws of war, specifically the Third Geneva Convention. This treaty, to which Russia is a signatory, explicitly prohibits torture, cruel treatment, and outrages upon personal dignity. The HRW report asserts that Russia’s systematic violations of these rules constitute war crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity.
In its report, Human Rights Watch states that the evidence points to a coordinated policy. Holly Cartner, deputy program director at the organization, condemned the actions:
Consequently, the report holds the Russian state and individual commanders responsible for grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It calls for immediate, unconditional access for independent monitors to all detention sites and demands that those responsible be investigated and prosecuted, including through international mechanisms like the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has an ongoing investigation into the situation in Ukraine.
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