Yesterday, our Head of Mission Danielle Bell spoke about the situation of civilian detainees in the occupied territory and in the Russian Federation at a conference in Kyiv, noting that the fate of civilian detainees remains deeply concerning more than two years into Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ms. Bell said violations against detainees over the past two years have included summary executions, arbitrary and incommunicado detention, sexual violence and widespread torture and ill-treatment.
Two new reports scheduled for release in the coming weeks detail violent and repressive measures against the civilian population during the decade-long Russian occupation in Crimea as well as in the newly occupied territories.
© Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights