Russians kidnap residents of the temporarily occupied Kherson who are actively expressing their pro-Ukrainian position — Ukrainian Ombudsman

“Iryna Horobtsova, who condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and her hometown on her social networks, disappeared from her home in the city. The woman was abducted on her birthday.

Torture, abduction, and killing of civilians by Russian militants are nothing but acts of terrorism under the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism and War Crimes under Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

I appeal to the UN Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations during the Russian military invasion of Ukraine to take into account these facts of crimes and human rights violations in Ukraine,” Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova stated.

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