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| Ukraine prisoner of war trials in Mariupol could be a war crime: OHCHR |
| 2023-09-29 |
| [UN News] OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said the trials by the Russian-backed authorities could begin in the occupied city, possibly within days - and warned that such a process could amount to a war crime. "We are very concerned about the manner in which this is being done. There are pictures in the media of cages being built in Mariupol's philharmonic hall, really massive cages and apparently, the idea is to restrain the prisoners", Ms. Shamdasani told a briefing in Geneva. "This is not acceptable, this is humiliating," she said. 'Combatant immunity' Ms. Shamdasani pointed out how "under international law, individuals entitled to prisoner of war status have combatant immunity and cannot be prosecuted for having participated in hostilities, or for lawful acts of war committed in the course of the armed conflict, even if such acts would otherwise constitute an offence under domestic law." The spokesperson added that OHCHR was concerned that prisoners of war have generally been held without access to independent monitors, exposing them to the risk of being tortured to extract a confession. "There have also been worrying public statements by Russian officials and members of affiliated armed groups labelling Ukrainian prisoners of war as ’war criminals, ’Nazis’, and ’terrorists’, thereby undermining the presumption of innocence." The Ukrainian POWs are slowly being starved with minimal medical care. The exchanged prisoners have all lost 20kgs or more. Related: One of the defenders of Mariupol during the shameful trial in Russia. |
| Posted by:Enver Slager8035 |
| #2 Just another Salo Reich attempt to prevent their slave soldiers from surrendering in their thousands. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-09-29 02:20 |
| #1 All these "International/UN rights organizations" been drinking Israeli blood for decades. So, now - when they apply the same methods to Russia, I hope their officials will get to meet a man with a ricin umbrella. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-09-29 02:00 |