'Human losses and the general disregard for the life of civilians ... are shocking.'
Russia's violations of international human rights and international humanitarian law — many of which constitute war crimes — include willful killings, torture, rape, forced transfers and the deportation of children, per the report.: The findings cover a period from the start of the invasion in Feb. 2022 to mid-Jan.
The commission established a "pattern of widespread unlawful confinement" by Russian forces, targeting "wide categories of civilians" in both Russia and Ukraine, commissioner Pablo de Greiff said at the press briefing. "Conditions of detention were generally inhuman. Victims were men and women of all ages, as well as children," he added.indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks while failing to take precautions to minimize harm.
Such attacks have "impacted objects which are purely civilian in nature, such as residential buildings, hospitals, shops and places with large concentrations of civilians," Møse said. According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, attacks such as these have caused 90.3% of the war's casualties, he added.The commission also found a "small number of violations committed by Ukrainian armed forces," the report stated.
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