24 p.Transmits report of the Special Rapporteur, Mariana Katzarova (A/HRC/54/54), pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 54/23.
Authors
Katzarova, Mariana, UN. Secretary-General, UN. Human Rights Council. Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Russian Federation
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Table of Contents
- Situation of human rights in the Russian Federation 1
- Note by the Secretary-General 1
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human 2
- Torture in the Russian Federation a tool for repression at home 2
- I. Introduction 3
- II. Methodology 3
- III. Legal framework 4
- A. Criminalization of torture and the role of the judiciary 4
- B. Lack of independent monitoring and reporting mechanisms 5
- C. Accountability and justice 6
- IV. Torture and ill-treatment in detention 7
- A. Torture methods 7
- B. Police custody 8
- C. Penitentiary system 10
- V. Targeted groups 13
- A. Political prisoners 13
- B. Conscientious objectors and mobilized men 14
- C. Women and girls 15
- D. LGBT persons 16
- E. Foreigners migrants and asylum-seekers 17
- F. Ukrainians 17
- VI. Conclusions and recommendations 19
