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Kieran Guilbert

Russia plans to withdraw from Europe's anti-torture treaty

Russia plans to formally withdraw from Europe's convention against torture and inhuman treatment, according to a decree published this week.

The resolution by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin calls upon President Vladimir Putin to submit the withdrawal from the treaty to Russia's lower house of parliament.

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