North Caucasus plus “demonization” of the entire country (UN Report on Human Rights in Russia)
On November 3, the UN Human Rights Committee published a report on the situation in Russia, among others, noting the most significant cases of human rights violations in the North Caucasus. Among them are forced conscription to war, forceful suppression of anti-mobilization protests, abductions, torture, persecution of human rights activists and journalists, representatives of the LGBT community, “honor killings,” the practice of collective responsibility and female circumcision.