Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova; Torture in the Russian Federation: a tool for repression at home and aggression abroad [A/79/508]
Report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, with a focus on the use of torture and ill-treatment with impunity (legal framework; lack of independent monitoring and reporting mechanisms; torture and ill-treatment in detention or custody; information on the penitentiary system; abuse of psychiatry; rape and sexual violence; targeted groups; other topics)