Disappearances, torture and restrictions on Internet freedom. The US State Department published a report on human rights violations in Ukraine.
The report lists the following human rights concerns:
– forced disappearances;
– torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
– harsh and life-threatening conditions in prison;
– arbitrary arrest or detention;
– serious problems with the independence of the judiciary;
– restrictions on freedom of expression, including for representatives of the media, including violence or threats of violence against journalists,
– unjustified arrests or persecution of journalists, as well as censorship;
– serious restrictions on Internet freedom;
– significant interference with freedom of peaceful assembly and association;
– restrictions on freedom of movement;
– serious corruption in government;
– widespread gender-based violence;
– systematic restrictions on the freedom of association of workers,
– the existence of the worst forms of child labor.
The report also said that "the government often failed to take adequate steps to identify and punish officials who may have committed abuses."
