Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a United Nations-backed inquiry. 9News
The sweeping human rights report, released on Thursday, a year to the day after akilled hundreds sheltering inside, marked a highly unusual condemnation of a member of the UN Security Council.
A commission of inquiry is the most powerful tool used by the UN-backed Human Rights Council to scrutinise abuses and violations around the world.last year.
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