Russia Withdraws from European Anti-Torture Convention

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Russia Europe Torture European Anti-Torture Convention

President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law to pull Russia out of a European anti-torture convention, Moscow's latest rejection of Western institutions and rights protections amid its offensive on Ukraine. According to a document published online by Russian authorities, Putin approved a law to denounce the European Convention for the ...