This was discussed at a meeting between Oleksii Sukhachov, Director of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), and Alice Jill Edwards, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the SBI press service reports.
Oleksii Sukhachov spoke about the SBI's functioning in the war, the participation of the Bureau's employees in countering Russian aggression, and the results of its activities in the field of combating torture.
"Torture is a war crime, and the systematic or widespread practice of torture is a crime against humanity," stated Alice Jill Edwards.
She noted that she would prepare a report based on the results of her visit to Ukraine. For his part, Sukhachov said that Ukraine is ready to provide all the information necessary for the UN rapporteur to fulfill her mandate.
"We are ready to provide you and your colleagues with any information and otherwise facilitate your activities. The whole world should know what atrocities are being committed by Russians on the territory of Ukraine and take decisive measures to stop this aggression," said the SBI chief.
In May, it was reported that 11 torture chambers and 13 places of detention were found in the Kherson region.
At the end of August, human rights activists reported another torture chamber in the Kherson region, where about 20 Ukrainians were held. Some of them are no longer alive. In general, the invading Russian troops set up torture chambers in the settlements of each region that was partially under their control.