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Commission of Inquiry finds further evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

The report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, published on Friday, follows a study issued in March.   It documents additional indiscriminate attacks with explosive weapons, resulting in deaths, injuries and the destruction and damage of civilian objects. For example, 24 people, mostly women and children, were killed in an attack on … Read moreCommission of Inquiry finds further evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

Russia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe

According to the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, set up one year ago at the request of the Human Rights Council, Russian troops committed a “wide range” of violations across the country, many of which are war crimes. These included attacks with explosive weapons in populated areas, wilful killings of civilians, unlawful confinement, torture, rape … Read moreRussia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe

War crimes have been committed in Ukraine conflict, top UN human rights inquiry reveals |

The finding came in the first report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, which was set up in March this year, at the request of Human Rights Council Member States. Much of the Commission’s work focused on investigations in the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy, where allegations of the most serious … Read moreWar crimes have been committed in Ukraine conflict, top UN human rights inquiry reveals |

Violence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears |

Beginning her briefing with a wider perspective, Wairimu Nderitu said that hateful and contentious narratives that form in the wake of growing hostility, violence and discrimination, could have a “devastating impact” on societies at large. “We saw it in the lead up to the Holocaust, in Rwanda in 1994” and also in the ethnically-charged Bosnia … Read moreViolence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears |