Ukraine must stop ongoing abuses and war crimes by pro-Ukrainian volunteer forces

Headline Title: Ukraine must stop ongoing abuses and war crimes by pro-Ukrainian volunteer forces 08 September 2014 (Kyiv) In a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk today, Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty urged the Ukrainian government to stop abuses and war crimes by volunteer battalions operating alongside regular Ukrainian armed forces.“The Ukrainian authorities must not replicate the lawlessness and abuses that have prevailed in areas previously held by separatists,” said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International Secretary General from Kyiv.“The…

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