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UN COMMISSION REPORTS CONTINUING VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY RUSSIA

In its follow-up report to the UN on Friday, the Independent International
Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said Russia’s disregard for the basic
principles of humanitarian law continue unabated.

by Steve Brown | March 16, 2024, 4:07 pm

The UN Human Rights Council Offices in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: United
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The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was established
by the Human Rights Council in March 2022 to investigate violations of human
rights and international humanitarian law, as well as related crimes in the wake
of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Commission submitted reports to the UN General Assembly and UN Security
Council in New York in October 2023. It was then requested to provide an update
to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2024. The commission chairperson, Erik
Møse, delivered a summary of the March report to the Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva on March 15.


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Møse said that they had uncovered evidence that Russian authorities had
committed violations of international human rights and international
humanitarian law, and corresponding war crimes, in the occupied areas of Ukraine
and against the civil population in general.


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He expressed continuing concern about the use of explosive weapons in civilian
areas, which he categorized as “… a pattern of disregard by the Russian armed
forces for possible harm to civilians.” He specifically drew attention to the
widespread destruction and the “unbearable suffering endured by the residents of
Mariupol during [weeks of] relentless shelling and aerial bombardments” that
caused large-scale death, injury, and destruction.

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Møse said that sustained indiscriminate attacks by Russian armed forces on
residential areas violated international humanitarian law particularly against
protected civilian objects such as hospitals and cultural property.

He said: “We are concerned at the scale, continuation, and gravity of violations
and crimes that the Commission has investigated and the impact on victims and
the affected communities.”

New evidence uncovered since October reinforced previous findings that there has
been widespread and systematic torture against civilians by Russian authorities
in Ukraine and in the Russian Federation.

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The current report also focused on torture and ill treatment against Ukrainian
prisoners of war which he described as “relentless, brutal treatment inflicting
severe pain and suffering during prolonged detention, with blatant disregard for
human dignity. This has led to long-lasting physical and mental trauma.”

The report provides the details of specific case histories of torture and
beatings of prisoners with more than one Ukrainian soldier saying “I lost any
hope and the will to live.”

The commission’s investigations found additional evidence of the unlawful
transfer of children to areas under Russian control and the Russian Federation.

Møse said the report documents occurrences of rape and other sexual violence
committed against women and incidents of torture with a sexualized dimension and
threats of rape against male prisoners of war.

The report also describes a small number of violations of human rights by
Ukrainian authorities against suspected collaborators, which Kyiv says is being
investigated.

The report reflects the Commission’s findings during its second mandate. The
Commission will present its report to the full UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
early next week.

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Steve Brown
After a career as a British Army Ammunition Specialist and Bomb Disposal
Officer, Steve later worked in the fields of ammunition destruction, demining
and explosive ordnance disposal with the UN and NATO. In 2017, after taking
early retirement, he moved to Ukraine with his Ukrainian wife and two sons where
he became a full-time writer. He now works as a senior writer and English
language editor with the Kyiv Post.
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