Amnesty International, the international human rights watchdog, says in its latest report that both sides of the war in Ukraine’s east torture their prisoners.

“In the shadow of eastern Ukraine’s still-smouldering conflict, our on-the-ground research shows that accounts of detainee torture are as commonplace as they are shocking. More than 30 former prisoners held by both sides gave us consistent and harrowing accounts of their captors’ abuse,” said John Dalhuisen, Europe and Central Asia Programme Director at Amnesty International.