Russia plans to officially withdraw from the Council of Europe’s treaty for the prevention of torture, according to a decree published Monday.
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Russian withdrawal will make no difference. Does *anyone* seriously believe they have been abiding by the treaty anyway? All the evidence from Ukraine, Georgia, and Chechnya screams not. 🤬
aug 26, 2025, 3:37 pm • 2 0 • view
Since they never seemed to adhere to it, I don't know if this changes anything other than them making it clear they plan on torturing people. Psychological warfare as it were.
aug 26, 2025, 3:40 pm • 3 0 • view
Given what they do to Ukrainian soldiers and civilians … they should have been kicked out of it
aug 26, 2025, 2:41 pm • 10 0 • view
aug 26, 2025, 5:44 pm • 0 0 • view
That is like Trump ending his promise to not lie.
aug 26, 2025, 2:49 pm • 4 0 • view
I'd be some worried if I was a Russian living in Russia. Sounds like Putin may be using tactics on prisoners that border on torture - or epitomize it. If the U.S. is a signatory... Trump made a mockery of it long ago.
aug 26, 2025, 8:46 pm • 1 0 • view
And what has changed?
aug 26, 2025, 4:38 pm • 2 0 • view
Omg
aug 26, 2025, 5:27 pm • 0 0 • view
Wow, they’re trying not to get their sanctions lifted
aug 26, 2025, 3:44 pm • 1 0 • view
Of course they did. 🤦♀️
aug 26, 2025, 3:42 pm • 1 0 • view
Because they know once the Ukraine war is finished they'll have a LOT of war crimes to answer for.
aug 26, 2025, 3:27 pm • 1 0 • view
This is a more honest position since Russia has ignored all its provisions and routinely tortured both civilians and POW’s.
aug 26, 2025, 2:45 pm • 3 0 • view
It's only formality, Russia always been barbarian's country.
aug 26, 2025, 2:50 pm • 3 0 • view
Well, they haven't been following any of their treaties, so this just formally recognizes what they have been doing all along.
aug 26, 2025, 2:55 pm • 0 0 • view
that's great, jus don't get to close to that open window .
aug 26, 2025, 6:07 pm • 1 0 • view
Horrible country.
aug 27, 2025, 2:58 pm • 0 0 • view
Cut them off from everything until the next revolution.
aug 27, 2025, 2:49 pm • 0 0 • view
I´m sure that Nigel Farage (Reform Party UK) is taking notes: "Reform said it would repeal the Human Rights Act, leave the European convention on human rights (ECHR), and disapply the 1951 refugee convention and UN convention against torture"
aug 26, 2025, 2:44 pm • 6 0 • view
From reports coming out of that country, when did they exactly stop using torture? Many can't tell, at least now it's official. I guess their preparing for overrunning Ukraine with Trump's help.
aug 26, 2025, 3:02 pm • 1 0 • view
Wow! How terrible is that! :(
aug 26, 2025, 2:40 pm • 2 0 • view