More reaction to the HRW and Amnesty report on human rights abuses in Ukraine (on both sides of the conflict)
Interesting piece on the "information war"
Our Multimedia Department has issued two more videos to complement our coverage of a new report by two human rights watchdogs that claims both sides in the conflict in eastern Ukraine have subjected civilians to extended arbitrary detention, disappearances, and even torture.
Town Councilor Tells Of Detention Without Trial By Ukrainian Security Forces
Kostyantyn Beskorovayni, an elected councilor for the Communist Party in the town of Kostyantynivka, says he was held in unlawful detention in various locations by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), from November 2014 until February 2016. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, which documented his testimony, said Ukrainian authorities told them it had no knowledge of his case.
Ukrainian Priest Tells Of Beatings In Separatist Captivity
Ukrainian Priest Father Valentin told RFE/RL's Current Time TV of daily beatings from Russia-backed separatists who detained him in November 2014, and held him for 15 months.
