According to the document, a crucial number of civilians were detained in areas occupied by Russian troops and then deported to Russia. Some of them were subsequently subjected to torture and sexual violence.
"The crimes have been committed within the framework An extended and systematic attack on the civilian population and according to a coordinated state policy,” says the study made available by Reuter.
The Commission concluded that ‘The most violent forms of torture were utilized during interrogations, which were frequently led by national safety Service (FSB) officers and the Russian Federation Investigative Committee’. Additional cases of sexual force against women detained have besides been identified.
Committee president Eric Mose said Russian authorities did not supply information on the missing persons, which left the families of Ukrainian citizens in a state of "painting uncertainty". According to the global Committee of the Red Cross, about 50,000 people have been reported missing since the beginning of the war.
Simon Manley, UK Ambassador to the UN, said he was "shocked at the scale of mistreatment of prisoners". Ukraine, on the another hand, has asked the UN Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of the committee, and the final decision is expected in April.
The Russian mission to Geneva refused to comment on the report, saying that it is "politicized and biased". Moscow had previously denied accusations of torture and mistreatment of prisoners of war. Eritrea supported Russia by claiming that the content of the paper was ‘in line with the pattern of bias’ towards Russia.
