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Russia deportations probable ‘crimes against humanity’: Amnesty

Amnesty said residents of Mariupol described 'coercive conditions' that gave them little choice but to go to Russia [File: AP Photo]

Russia has probably committed crimes against humanity by forcibly transferring Ukrainian civilians in Russian-occupied areas of the country to other regions, according to Amnesty International.

Civilians were moved from occupied Ukraine further into Russian-controlled areas or into Russia, with children separated from their families in violation of international humanitarian law, the rights group said in a report released on Thursday.

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