Ukrainian men face sexual torture in Russian detention centres: UN
Al Jazeera
The UN says most reported cases of sexual violence against men occur in detention centres with the majority going unreported due to stigma.
Sexual violence against Ukrainian men in Russian detention is significantly underreported due to the “stigma and perceived emasculation” attached to the crime, a United Nations agency has warned.
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says the official Ukrainian figure of 114 men who have been subjected to sexual violence since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022 is likely an underestimate.
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office recorded those cases, as well as those of 202 female survivors.
The UNFPA says it is likely that for each incident that was recorded, there were a further 10 to 20 cases that went unreported.
In September, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, which was established by the UN Human Rights Council in March 2022, revealed the systematic use of sexual violence as a method of torture, often targeting men, in detention centres by Russian authorities.
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