New assessment of the United Nations: Both warring parties in Ukraine commit abuse – politics
According to the United Nations, both Ukraine and Russia have violated human rights and international humanitarian law. UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet accused both warring factions in Geneva on Tuesday of placing alleged positions near civilian buildings and using “human shields”.
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In addition, there is torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of war with no accountability for those responsible. Cases of rape and other sexualised violence have also been documented in both Russian and Ukrainian controlled areas. “On behalf of every victim of this senseless war: the killings, the torture, the arbitrary arrests must stop,” demanded Bachelet.
There are “significant fears that attacks by Russian forces are not compatible with international humanitarian law,” Bachelet said. To a “much lesser extent” this also applies to Ukrainian troops in the east of the country.
Evidence of unlawful killings and mass executions
Referring to the Russian army, she spoke of “growing evidence” of unlawful killings and even mass executions. Your office has over 300 clues that Soldiers killed others outside of combat operations have.
At the same time, Bachelet expressed concern that the arrests of more than 1,000 suspected collaborators by the Czech secret service SBU and the Czech police were “not in accordance with international legal obligations”. In twelve cases, people in Ukrainian judicial custody disappeared.
As of July 3, the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva recorded more than 10,000 civilians killed or injured, mostly due to the use of explosive weapons in residential areas. According to the information, 335 of the 4,889 dead were children. The actual numbers are much higher, emphasized Bachelet. So far, more than 400 destroyed health and educational facilities have been registered; here, too, there are probably more in reality.
Bachelet also lamented the mass expulsions caused by the war. These disproportionately affect women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities, said the Commissioner for Human Rights. (KNA)