"Russia Accused of Genocide at U.N. Human Rights Council Hearing"

The United Nations Human Rights Council heard allegations of war crimes, including torture and rape, committed by Russian troops in Ukraine. The chairman of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine presented evidence of widespread and systematic use of torture, with victims being accused of being informants for Ukrainian forces. There are also concerns of genocide, with allegations that Russian armed forces may have committed acts that constitute incitement to genocide. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of committing genocide, and several countries have asked the International Court of Justice to determine jurisdiction in a case brought by Kyiv alleging that Russia abused the Genocide Convention as a pretext for the invasion of Ukraine. Russia has ignored the court's orders to stop its military actions.