Russia: Torture now ‘a tool for repression at home and aggression abroad’

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The special rapporteur assures that torture became a concerted strategy by Moscow after invading Ukraine

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Conscientious objectors, journalists, Ukrainians – according to a UN representative, many people in Russia are brutally tortured by the state. One method of torture is called "calling Putin."

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According to a UN representative, many people in Russia are tortured by the state. Since the invasion of Ukraine, the practice has spread even further.

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The UN has mapped hundreds of cases of sexual violence by Russian troops since the invasion in 2022. It shows that two-thirds of those killed are men. But the male victim's stories are relatively unknown and widely discussed in Ukraine, reports The Guardian.