Ukraine: Make the police accountable and stamp out torture

Headline Title: Ukraine: Make the police accountable and stamp out torture 11 April 2013 The Ukrainian authorities must seize the current political opportunity to stop the high level of torture and other ill treatment being carried out by its police force by creating a genuinely independent, impartial and effective institution to investigate complaints against the police, Amnesty International said in a report published today. “Beatings and torture continue unabated in the Ukraine in spite of the new Criminal Procedure Code adopted by the government late last year. No concrete steps…

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