Is this a joke? Russia is currently and openly engaging in genocide.
Well, he's a joke anyway. One hallmark of these idiots is a steadfast refusal to accept
what has already been documented. It is sick though, how they dismiss and deny what orcs have done. If I had my druthers they'd be on 'help document mass grave contents' detail, in Bucha. Funny how he refuses to accept how Russia tears down any vestige of Ukrainian statehood or language it comes across. It's been common practice since 2014, but then I suppose the straw gives it away. He's just doing the standard 'spew indignant horseshit and move on' schtick. It's hilarious how they still try to make Russia look like a victim whenever they can, no matter how ridiculous it sounds.
Regardless of any tantrum thrown by a Kremlin shill, Russia's presence in Ukraine brought a lot of rape and torturing people until they died, in addition to the intentional targeting of civilians. UN confirmed it last October.
New evidence, same torture pattern
Their investigations also confirmed previous findings that Russian authorities used torture in a widespread and systematic way in various types of detention facilities.
New evidence collected in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions found Russian authorities used the same pattern of torture in areas under their control, mainly against men suspected of passing information to the Ukrainian authorities or supporting the Ukrainian armed forces. The commissioners said their interviews with victims and witnesses revealed “a profound disregard towards human dignity by Russian authorities”. Witnesses reported situations in which torture had been committed so brutally that the victim died.
Lasting traumatic impacts
Recent investigations in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions showed that rape and other sexual violence were often committed together with additional acts of violence, including severe beatings, strangling, suffocating, slashing, shooting next to the head of the victim, and wilful killing. In one instance, a 75-year-old woman who stayed alone to protect her property, was raped and tortured by a Russian soldier who hit her on the face, chest, and ribs, and strangled her, while interrogating her. The soldier ordered the woman to undress and when she refused, he ripped off her clothes, cut her abdomen with a small sharp object and raped her several times. The woman also suffered several broken ribs and teeth.
Such traumatic experiences have severe and long-term consequences for the physical and mental health of the victims, the report said.
Unlawful child deportations
The Commissioners investigated further accounts of Ukrainian children being transferred to Russia or to Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine. They concluded that the transfer of 31 children to Russia in May 2022 was an unlawful deportation, thus a war crime. Their report also contains three cases where investigations showed that Ukrainian authorities committed violations of human rights against persons accused of collaboration with Russia. They underlined the importance of accountability “with full respect and care for the rights of the victims.” The UN
Human Rights Council established the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine in March 2022, shortly after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. The mandate was extended in April for an additional year.
The three Commissioners are not UN staff and do not receive payment for their work.