UN experts raise 'widespread' torture concerns with Russia
The UN experts said torture included electric shocks, hoodings and mock executions and had been carried out to extract intelligence, force confessions or in response to alleged support for Ukraine
Russian conscripts called up for military service line up before their departure for garrisons as they gather at a recruitment centre in Simferopol, Crimea, April 25, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/ALEXEY PAVLISHAK)ByREUTERS