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The parading of prisoners by militants in the occupied cities of Donbas is a war crime, UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic has said.


On Jan. 22, twelve Ukrainian servicemen who were captured at Donetsk airport were made to march on the streets on Donetsk and had insults hurled at them, and such treatment of POWs can be considered a war crime, Simonovic said at the sitting of UN Security Council on March 6.

According to him, illegal armed formations are still violating human rights in the occupied territories.

The OSCE SMM continues to register cases of torture and abuse, Simonovic added.