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UNITED NATIONS (AP) \u2014 The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained<\/a> by Russia during its war in Ukraine<\/a> are still being \u201cdeprived of their liberty,\u201d many held incommunicado and on grounds that don’t comply with international law.<\/p>\n

\u201cWidespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment” of both Ukrainian civilian detainees and prisoners of war by Russia are continuing, including sexual violence<\/a>, said Claudia Fuentes Julio, the U.N. assistant secretary-general for human rights.<\/p>\n

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