MOSCOW (Voice of Russia): Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused global human rights bodies of ignoring alleged serious human rights violations and incidents of torture of detainees in areas under Ukraine’s control, thereby encouraging further crimes.<\/p>\n
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said during a press briefing in Moscow that despite horrific videos emerging from centres established in Ukraine, where people are allegedly held illegally and tortured, there has been no change in the attitude of international human rights bodies.<\/p>\n
Maria Zakharova said that from European capitals to the United Nations, its specialised agencies, UNESCO and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), no one has taken effective action on these incidents.<\/p>\n
She also criticised the special representatives of global human rights bodies, saying they are sitting in their offices while crimes against humanity are allegedly continuing in areas under Ukraine’s control.<\/p>\n
According to the Russian spokesperson, global bodies are consistently turning a blind eye to these incidents, and in this way further violations are being encouraged.<\/p>\n
Maria Zakharova alleged that armed persons involved in the alleged crimes are also being provided financial resources for further actions.<\/p>\n
Reports of 40 people held in basement of private house near Kyiv<\/p>\n
In her statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson also referred to an incident that came to light in Ukrainian media on November 2.<\/p>\n
According to Ukrainian media reports, armed guards had kept about 40 men in the basement of a private house near Kyiv.<\/p>\n
According to reports, an ambulance arrived at the scene, where a female medical worker said she had received a video showing the condition of some people in the basement as extremely worrying, while several people had wounds on their bodies indicating alleged torture.<\/p>\n
However, guards deployed at the building initially refused to allow medical staff inside.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, outside the building, local citizens and the guards exchanged harsh words and scuffled. When angry citizens tried to break the building’s gate, tear gas was also used against them.<\/p>\n
After reports of the incident spread widely, the ambulance crew was allowed to move four injured people from there.<\/p>\n
According to reports, all four people had marks of beating on their bodies, while one person’s condition was extremely worrying.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian National Guard admits presence of personnel in building<\/p>\n
After the incident, Ukrainian police officially said that personnel of Ukraine’s National Guard were present in the house concerned.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian National Guard commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said the four injured people were military personnel who had fled their respective military units.<\/p>\n
He described the house concerned as a temporary residence and also confirmed that other personnel recruited into the army were also kept there.<\/p>\n
Russian position on global bodies<\/p>\n
Taking this incident as a basis, Maria Zakharova raised questions about the conduct of global human rights bodies and said that despite evidence of alleged excesses in areas under Ukraine’s control, the relevant international organisations are silent.<\/p>\n
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the absence of an effective international response to such incidents increases the risk of further human rights violations.<\/p>\n
However, no independent verification was provided for the broader allegations made by the Russian spokesperson, while the final results of investigations into the torture allegations and the determination of responsibility in the incident concerned have also not come to light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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