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alice jill edwards a u.n. special entre peentrepor for the torture of war.u have explained your findings on the ground in ukraine, and to summarize some of what came out of your line, two lines stuck out to me. russia's armed aggression is becoming synonymous with torture and other inhumane cruelty, and even worse was this, these grievous acts appear to be neither random nor incidental, but rather orchestrated as part of a state policy. what did you see or find that led you to a horrific and brutal conclusion? >> thank you so much for having me on, and for continuing to broadcast these important issues. look, it is a very grim situation, and seems to be getting worse as the conflict continues. i met with a number of victims and survivors with detention by russian occupiers, and the women and children and their stories harrowing with the brutal or the chus -- torture by the direction of highest ranks, and i have sent arun -- a u.n. report to describe this. and nothing has been responded. >> and this is directed to the top leadership from russia, and what have

alice jill edwards, who has just returned from a seven—day visit to ukraine, documented a consistents, in different detention facilities under russian occupation. i am pleased to say the special rapporteur is with us. alicejill edwards, good evening. thank you for your patience, i know you've been standing by for us. what evidence did you uncover during this seven day trip to ukraine that suggests to you it is a state endorsed policy?— suggests to you it is a state endorsed oli ? . , . endorsed policy? thanks, christian. and es,i endorsed policy? thanks, christian. and yes, i returned _ endorsed policy? thanks, christian. and yes, i returned from _ endorsed policy? thanks, christian. and yes, i returned from ukraine i and yes, i returned from ukraine yesterday evening after a seven day visit. and the number of credible allegations was compelling. certainly i've already had submitted to my office a large trove of documentation, testimonies, interviews, forensic information around allegations of torture and other ill—treatment. what i found was there was an eerie consistency between th