The Russian army has committed numerous violations of international human law and international humanitarian law in many regions of Ukraine, many of which amount to war crimes.
This is stated in the new report of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry into Violations in Ukraine, published on March 16.
The document cites established facts of attacks by war criminals of the occupying army of Russia on civilian infrastructure, sexual violence against civilians, illegal exports of civilians, including children, to Russian territory.
The report also contains details of the methods of torture used by the military of the Russian Federation (use of electric current, etc.).
War crimes include attacks on civilians and energy infrastructure, willful killings, false imprisonment, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence, and the illegal transfer and deportation of children.
At the same time, the head of this commission, Eric Myose, told journalists that they had not found evidence of the genocide.
We did not find that there was a genocide in Ukraine,” Myose said.
According to him, “there are some aspects that may raise the question of a possible genocide.”
The commission has evidence showing that Russia deliberately killed incapable people in the occupied territories – which is a war crime and a violation of the right to life.
The commission found a systematic pattern of widespread illegal detention in the occupied territories, this affected men, women and children and was accompanied by torture.
In addition, the UN commission revealed numerous cases of rape and sexual violence committed by Russians during searches in the occupied territories, as well as during illegal detention. Sexual violence amounting to torture and threats of such violence against women and men were significant aspects of torture.
As for the movement of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation, the situations studied by the commission are equated with war crimes. Witnesses told the UN that many of the displaced younger children have been unable to contact their families and may lose contact with them indefinitely.
The Commission recommends that all violations and crimes be investigated and those responsible brought to justice, both nationally and internationally. It calls for both criminal liability and the right of victims to truth, reparation and non-repetition.
Recall that about 70,000 cases of war crimes against Russians have been opened in Ukraine. The collection of evidence and the investigation of crimes is carried out not only by the Office of the Prosecutor General, but also by the International Criminal Court, prosecutors and investigators from third countries, as well as human rights organizations.
Source: Racurs
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