The international human rights organization Amnesty International denies collecting information for a report on the war in Ukraine in filtration camps and prisons in Russian-occupied territory.

After the release of the report, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security of Ukraine reported that the information for it was collected under pressure, which means that it cannot be reliable..

“Amnesty International categorically denies these baseless and false allegations.. None of the people we interviewed for additional details were in Russian prisons or “filtration camps” in Russian-controlled territories to which AI does not have access,” the statement said..

Human rights activists claim that they communicated with people only in the territories controlled by Ukraine. And “all testimony was given voluntarily and in safe conditions”.

Experts involved in collecting evidence of Russian war crimes since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine participated in the preparation of the report, the organization notes..

“Many documented violations are war crimes and we continue to call for those responsible to be brought to justice..

Amnesty International unequivocally condemns the Russian invasion as an act of aggression and a crime under international law,” the statement concluded..

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Earlier, the organization apologized for the "

Experts criticized the report as theorizing war and having nothing to do with real combat. The Times devoted an article to the report, which accused human rights activists of promoting Russian narratives. The Ukrainian branch did not participate in the preparation of the report, the next day after the publication, the head of AI in Ukraine, Oksana Pokalchuk, quit.