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2022–present

Kherson remand centre (SIZO)

Also known as: Херсонський СІЗО, Kherson pre-trial detention

Ukraine2022–2022Data quality: mediumNGO-reported allegation

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Documentation purpose.This catalogue indexes detention sites attributed to the Russian Federation's military or occupation administration in Ukraine since 2022, as reported by named international monitoring bodies (UN OHCHR, Yale Humanitarian Research Lab) and Ukrainian NGOs (Media Initiative for Human Rights, Centre for Civil Liberties). Each entry carries its verification status and source attribution. Allegations are not adjudications.

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Kherson pre-trial detention centre (SIZO) documented by the Centre for Civil Liberties as holding civilians detained by Russian forces during the occupation (March–November 2022). CCL collected survivor testimonies describing beatings, electric shock and other forms of torture during interrogation. The facility was in pre-existing Ukrainian state infrastructure taken over by Russian authorities.

Camp system

remand-centre

Location

46.6534, 32.6231 — view on OpenStreetMap

Primary sources