{"id":2153,"date":"2023-08-01T11:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T09:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novact.org\/limpacte-de-la-gestio-de-la-covid-19-en-la-defensa-dels-drets-humans-en-el-maghreb-4\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T08:48:34","slug":"limpacte-de-la-gestio-de-la-covid-19-en-la-defensa-dels-drets-humans-en-el-maghreb-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novact.org\/en\/limpacte-de-la-gestio-de-la-covid-19-en-la-defensa-dels-drets-humans-en-el-maghreb-4\/","title":{"rendered":"We present the report “Wagner Group Unleashed in Ukraine” to the United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The research on the Wagner Group has been conducted by a research team coordinated by Felip Daza Sierra, along with Carlos D\u00edaz Bodoque and the assistance of Anhelina Hrytsei and Mathilde Machteld Romeo. The research has received financial support and collaboration from the Catalan International Peace Institute (ICIP).<\/p>\n

The report will be made public in September and analyzes the impact of the Wagner Group in Ukraine. The research includes testimonies from 40 experts, institutions, and civil society organizations in the academic and human rights fields. Military personnel involved in operations on the Ukrainian side were also interviewed. The presence of the Wagner Group in Ukraine has dramatically escalated the severity of the conflict, increasing casualties, intensifying the confrontation, and causing fragmentation among non-state armed actors.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”destacat-row”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Particular attention is drawn to the alleged involvement of the Wagner Group in war crimes, especially the murder of local authorities and the beheading of prisoners of war.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The ongoing judicial investigations by the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office document the use of prisoners as “forced human shields,” especially in the battles of Donbas. It is also noted that the Wagner Group designs combat operations and employs heavy weaponry, artillery, and technology for reconnaissance activities.<\/p>\n

The group engages in predatory recruitment practices, including recruiting prisoners and marginalized youth in Russia and using foreign fighters from Syria, Serbia, Afghanistan, among others.<\/p>\n

Secondly, the Wagner Group is playing an increasing political role, combining social conservatism, patriotic claims, and a cult of criminality. The rise in its activities is also identified in the general apathy of the Russian population towards the war, the lack of understanding of its military objectives, among others. In response, the Wagner Group has developed a business and media empire that supports the group’s criminal activities and other illicit activities, as well as abusive hiring practices. Wagner enjoys the support of far-right groups (RIM, TFRusich) and new media elites composed of military bloggers and influencers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The report makes several fundamental recommendations:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For international organizations and national governments:<\/strong><\/p>\n