Photos posted on social media appear to show metal cages being built in Mariupol's concert hall.
The UN Human Rights Office says it is concerned by reports that Russia plans to try Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian-occupied Mariupol.
A UN spokeswoman said there was evidence that metal cages were being built in the Ukrainian city's concert hall, "apparently to restrain prisoners of war during proceedings."Russia has previously denied unfairly treating prisoners of war.- appear to show metal cages being built on the stage of the city's philharmonic hall.
The BBC has verified that the photos match the interior of the venue and were taken within the last four to five days. Ukraine's intelligence service has alleged that Russia is planning to hold show trials of Ukrainian POWs captured while defending the citySpeaking at a press briefing, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, said "apparently the idea is to restrain the prisoners of war during proceedings in these cages," adding that such plans were "not acceptable" and "humiliating".
"We recall that international humanitarian law prohibits the establishment of courts solely to judge prisoners of war and that wilfully depriving a prisoner of war of the rights of fair and regular trial amounts to a war crime," Ms Shamdasani said in a UN statement released on Tuesday.
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