US EditionRussia Subjecting Ukrainian Civilians to ‘Sexual Torture’: UN Experts
- UN Special Rapporteur Alice Jill Edwards and human rights experts submitted a dossier on August 22, 2025, detailing sexual torture of 10 Ukrainian civilians in Russian-occupied areas.
- This action follows reports and rulings that describe a deliberate and systematic policy by Russian authorities to use sexualized torture to intimidate civilians in occupied Ukrainian territories.
- The dossier covers abuses against four women and six men involving rape, electric shocks to genitals, beatings, mock executions, and denial of urgent medical care.
- Edwards described the allegations as truly horrific and noted that Russia seems to have rejected established international norms, calling on countries to increase efforts to hold it accountable and ensure adherence to international law.
- The experts emphasized protecting detainees' rights is critical to prevent further violence and demanded the immediate release of one detained woman still held in Russia.
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UN experts warn of systematic sexual torture by Russia forces in Ukraine
UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards, alongside other human rights experts, delivered a dossier on Thursday of sexual torture allegations to the Russian Federation detailing the cases of 10 Ukrainian civilians abused in occupied regions of Ukraine, including Kherson, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia. Edwards commented: “These separate allegations, capturing the experiences of four women and six men, are truly grisly.” She noted that the …
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Russia Using Sexual Torture as War Tactic, UN Panel Claims
Russia is using “sexual torture” against civilians as part of a “deliberate and systematic policy” of intimidation in areas of Ukraine seized in Moscow’s invasion, United Nations observers claimed on Thursday. The analysts, who are mandated by the Human Rights Council but do not speak on behalf of the UN, said they had sent Russia a dossier detailing 10 cases of Ukrainian civilians being tortured while under Russian occupation. All were administ…
Victims were subjected to "highly sexualized violence, including rape, threats of rape and other depraved behaviour", as well as electric shocks to the genitals
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