'Use of torture systemic and widespread': UN-backed inquiry finds potential war crimes by Russia

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Among potential crimes against humanity, the report released on Thursday cited repeated attacks targeting Ukrainian infrastructure since the autumn that have left hundreds of thousands without heat and electricity during the coldest months, as well as the "systematic and widespread" use of torture across multiple regions under Russian occupation. Mr Møse — who served as president of an international tribunal established to prosecute genocide cases from the massacre of members of Rwanda's ethnic Tutsi minority in 1994 — said investigators have created a list of individuals to hold accountable for human rights violations in Ukraine. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced

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