Posted on 03/09/2024 8:52:58 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Russian armed forces and associated groups systematically use torture in occupied areas of Ukraine, pointing to a "deliberate policy", a United Nations expert said on Friday.
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, said she had drawn that conclusion following a visit to war-torn Ukraine in September.
"The volume of credible allegations of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or humiliating treatment or punishment (indicate that) torture is an element of Russia's war policy," she told the UN Human Rights Council.
"These grievous crimes appear to be neither random nor incidental."
Speaking to reporters, Edwards said Ukrainian prosecutors had told her there were around 103,000 open cases related to war crimes and crimes against humanity, of which 90 percent were registered as torture cases.
Speaking to reporters, Edwards said Ukrainian prosecutors had told her there were around 103,000 open cases related to war crimes and crimes against humanity, of which 90 percent were registered as torture cases.
Edwards, who said she had personally examined dozens of cases involving alleged abuse by Russian forces and their allies, said there was clearly "an intent and purpose to carrying out the torture that cannot be described away as aberrant behavior or ad hoc behavior".
In a report following her visit, Edwards found that "torture has been carried out in an organized and systematic manner", with the same practices allegedly carried out across different occupied regions. [Excerpt]
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“At the International Platform for the Release of Civilians Illegally Detained by the Russian Federation, Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin said that 204 people have been served with suspicion notices in Ukrainian criminal proceedings regarding the illegal deprivation of liberty of civilians, 158 people are being tried in courts, and 33 people have been convicted.
Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin took part in the launch of the International Platform for the Release of Civilians Illegally Detained by the Russian Federation. This is an important step in the implementation of the Fourth Point of the President’s Peace Formula.
It aims to unite efforts to rescue thousands of Ukrainian civilians who have been abducted by Russia and are currently in captivity.
As noted, the first meeting of the International Platform, organized by the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine, was attended by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Yermak, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Nikolai Denkov, as well as more than 50 participants from different countries and international organizations.
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Yeah, I trust the UN! I buy EVERYTHING they say at face value, without question! After all, they are my globalist betters. They and they alone know what’s best for the planet, and therefore for me. And they are practicing Christ-followers, every one! What could possibly go wrong from venerating their every word?
LOL! Vicki Nuland is the stuff of nightmares. What an evil piece of work.
Sleestacks!
Your pretend support for Jews is showing.
Meaningless, considering the satanic corruption you support.
This thread is brought to you by the Ministry of Propaganda of Ukraine.
You don’t know anything about what I support. Moron.
Dr. Alice Jill Edwards (Australia) is the seventh – and first woman – UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment appointed by the UN Human Rights Council. Her appointment was announced on 8 July 2022 and her tenure begins on 1 August. A highly skilled lawyer, scholar and negotiator, Dr. Edwards has an established record of sustained engagement on behalf of victims of human rights violations and of critical contributions to the development of standards in international law.
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Dr. Alice Jill Edwards
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-torture/dr-alice-jill-edwards
An advisor to governments, international and regional bodies, national institutions and civil society, Dr. Edwards understands the challenges, obstacles and opportunities for reform, and engages in respectful and courteous dialogue.
Over a career spanning 25 years she has worked with a wide range of stakeholders to improve outcomes in the fields of criminal justice; police and law enforcement; military and security services; immigration, asylum, statelessness and human trafficking matters; discrimination law; and prison and correctional standards.
Apparently, Vicky is living in your head rent free.
I know what you support because you spelled it out in one post. You support Iran and Hamas and you hide it. You were caught by your own words. LIAR!
What great credentials! Appeal to authority is a commonly deployed logical fallacy.
Sorry, I don’t care about your authority’s credentials. Her pedigree as a UN bureaucrat screams agenda and corruption, as does the evidence-free nature of her screed.
I can bear to hear the words I’ve spoken
twisted by knaves (like The Old Hoosier) to make a trap for fools.
But that’s a particularly flimsy, poorly constructed trap, if I do say so myself.
‘bye now, Old Indiana Narcissist.
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