This analytical report is extremely important for illustrating violations of Articles 9 (right to social security), 10 (protection of the family), 12 (right to health) and 15 (participation in cultural life) of the Covenant. The report describes the complete isolation of civilians in places of detention without contact with the outside world (holding them incommunicado), accompanied by psychological pressure, a ban on phone calls and correspondence, and no access to a lawyer or medical care. Such conditions not only violate their individual rights, but also deprive their families of the opportunity to provide care, support and the realisation of basic social rights.

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Analytical review of the activities of the NGO “ Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners of the Kremlin ” regarding the documentation of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation against the civilian population in Ukraine in March 2026

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