HUMAN RIGHTS: Human rights in Ukraine still ‘dire’ amid wide-ranging violations: OHCHR on GEO´
HUMAN RIGHTS: Human rights in Ukraine still ‘dire’ amid wide-ranging violations: OHCHR
Posted By: GEO´ PRWire Team – Gibraltar
29 March 2023
The human rights situation in Ukraine as Russia continues its military campaign following last year’s full-scale invasion, remains dire, according to a new report released on Friday by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) covering the six months to the end of January.
“The international armed conflict has led to a wide range of human rights violations affecting both civilians and combatants”, the executive summary states, adding that the Office has “verified numerous allegations of arbitrary deprivation of life, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment, and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).”
During the reporting period, a total of 5,987 civilian casualties were recorded, with 1,605 persons killed and 4,382 persons injured. Casualty numbers are likely far higher, as they only include verified incidents. A large number of civilian casualties resulted from attacks involving explosive weapons with wide area effects.
“The war has taken a heavy toll on civilians, with acts of hostilities killing groups of individuals and in some cases multiple members of the same families at once”, the summary states Learn More /…
Image Credit: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
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