WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: A report due to be presented to the UN in a matter of weeks is said to detail horrific cases of torture and genital mutilation in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine View 3 Images Putin's forces are 'executing sexual torture' in Ukraine (Image: AP)

Vladimir Putin has signed a law denouncing the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture. Documentation of the enacted legislation was uploaded onto Russia's official website for legal acts. ‌

The Russian Federation has been part of the convention since they signed a treaty on February 28, 1996. Speaker of Russia 's State Duma (lower house of parliament) Vyacheslav Volodin claimed the Council of Europe has been blocking Russia from electing a representative to the European Committee for the Preve

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