Speech Brief
UK Government Addresses Sexual Violence Against Ukrainians
Key points
- The UK Government states that Russia uses sexual violence as an instrument of control and a weapon to enforce occupation.
- The UK Government notes that Russia continues to deny monitoring missions access to occupied territory, prisoners of war, and detainees.
TL;DR
- The UK Government cites a report showing sixty three percent of interviewed Ukrainian prisoners of war reported conflict-related sexual violence by Russian personnel.
Original text
Mr Vice-President, The High Commissioner’s latest report sets out starkly the severity of sexual violence against Ukrainian prisoners of war. Sixty three percent of those interviewed reported conflict-related sexual violence at Russian hands. This included rape, genital mutilation, electric shocks and beatings to the genitals, and forced nudity - inflicted to strip prisoners of dignity and humiliate them before fello...
Keywords
- Sexual Violence
- Prisoners Of War
- Russia
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