Russians captured in Ukraine’s Kursk offensive may provide a valuable bargaining chip in future negotiations. Most were hastily recruited and rushed into battle with little or no training. Russian Pri

Sexual violence is used as a means of torture mainly against male victims in detention and of rapes targeting women in villages under Russian control

GENEVA - Jails controlled by Russia are deliberately withholding medical care for Ukrainian prisoners, with doctors in one prison even taking part in what it called “torture”, a commission mandated by the UN rights council.

State repression has worsened in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, a U.N. expert said on Tuesday, warning of arbitrary imprisonment and risks for more than 1,000 political prisoners. "The country is now governed by a State-sponsored system of fear and punishment,

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Freed Russian political prisoners on Tuesday appealed for the release of more than 1,000 others still incarcerated as a U.N. expert described a significant worsening of state repression in Russia that was endangering lives.

Mariana Katzarova said the return home to Russia of former criminals who have had their legal slates wiped clean is adding to more domestic violence.