October 13, 2022
Torture in Izium, #Ukraine
HRW crisis and conflict researcher Belkis Wille joins Andrew Stroehlein to discuss torture by Russian occupying forces in recently liberated Izium, Ukraine.
![“Oleksandr” described a position he was forced into as the “spider:” soldiers forced him to lie on his chest and tied his hands to his feet behind his back. Then they put electrical pads in his hands and gave him electric shocks.](/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_small/public/media_2022/10/202210ccd_ukraine_torture_Oleksandr_v2.jpg?h=44b879e5&itok=QmYUYVcv)