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

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

Russia expanded use of torture after Ukraine invasion: UN expert

The UN said the practice notably used to clamp down on dissent during the war. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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."

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.

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.

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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with United Nations. In a new report report launched on Tuesday the UN independent expert on human rights in Russia exposes alarming patterns of torture used as a State-sanctioned tool of repression to stifle dissent and intimidate communities abroad. Just ahead of presenting her report to the General…