Ukraine: Rebel Forces Detain, Torture Civilians
August 28, 2014
August 28, 2014
BERLIN, Aug. 28 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
Russian-backed insurgent forces in eastern Ukraine (https://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/ukraine) are arbitrarily detaining civilians and subjecting them to torture, degrading treatment, and forced labor. They also have detained civilians for use as hostages.
Beginning in April 2014, armed fighters supporting the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (L . . .
Russian-backed insurgent forces in eastern Ukraine (https://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/ukraine) are arbitrarily detaining civilians and subjecting them to torture, degrading treatment, and forced labor. They also have detained civilians for use as hostages.
Beginning in April 2014, armed fighters supporting the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (L . . .