A human rights group says it has new evidence of “execution-style killings” by pro-Russian armed groups in eastern Ukraine and is calling for greater accountability for human rights violations in the Ukrainian conflict.
Amnesty International said that the evidence is a new indicator of the escalating human rights crisis in eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting with Ukrainian security forces for the past year.
Amnesty says it has reviewed video footage showing the seizure and interrogation of Ukrainian soldier Ihor Branovytsky by pro-Russian rebels. Amnesty says he was later killed in captivity.
Amnesty said it has also seen videos documenting the …read more
Source: Voice of America
