“The United Kingdom condemns systematic torture, abuse and execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian state, which is a systematic violation of the Geneva Conventions.”, – WRITE: www.ukrinform.ua
The United Kingdom condemns systematic torture, abuse and execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian state, which is a systematic violation of the Geneva Conventions.
“From the moment of full -scale invasion of Ukraine, a huge amount of evidence from international bodies, human rights organizations and independent investigations indicate that Russia continues to neglect international law. The United Kingdom clearly condemns reports of systematic torture, abuse and execution of Ukrainian She said.
The British diplomat indicated that the UN Commission for the Investigation of Crimes in Ukraine “concluded that the use of torture against prisoners of war and civilians was equated with crimes against humanity.”
“The testimonies collected by the UN Commission on Investigation point to deliberate and systematic actions, as well as the coordinated state policy of cruelty and impunity, which emphasizes the complete neglect of the Russian state international norms. The Geneva Conventions clear They show that Russia not only has not fulfilled this obligation, but also systematically violates it, “Brown said.
Great Britain “demands” the immediate termination of all atrocities and calls for independent investigations in order to prosecute all the perpetrators – from those who carry out abuse to those who give them orders. “” – At all levels of the Russian authorities – faced justice, ” – assured the deputy ambassador of the United Kingdom at the OSCE.
She also stressed that the United Kingdom demands that the Russian state ensure humane treatment of all detainees and give the ICCC unimpeded access to places of detention in accordance with Geneva Conventions.
Read also: Ukraine called OSCE react to the executions of Russia “We continue to urge Russia to observe international humanitarian law and not exploit prisoners of war and civilians for political purposes. All arbitrarily detained should be dismissed, including our colleagues – three members of a special monitoring mission. We continue to call them.”
As reported by Ukrinform, earlier the representative of the GRU of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Yusov stated that Russia had created a whole system of torture of prisoners of war, which is taught by the relevant “specialists”. However, the structures responsible for monitoring the observance and protection of Geneva Conventions and Humanitarian Law do not actually work in Russia.
Photo: crisisgroup.org