United Nations experts warn disabled children are being abused and neglected in institutions across Ukraine.
The human rights officials said the war had made their situation even worse and called on the Ukrainian government to right its “historic wrongs”.
The UN experts say they were left without any appropriate support, putting them at risk of further abuse, a life on the streets or becoming victims to trafficking.
However, the expects say thousands are still living in Ukraine’s vast network of nearly 700 institutions.
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