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Prosecutors accuse Russian soldiers of involvement in Lithuanian director killing
Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office has accused three Russian soldiers of involvement in the murder of Lithuanian director Mantas…
Media: Crimean athlete faces life sentence after accusations of state treason by Russian occupation authorities
Russian authorities have intensified charges against Kyrylo Barannikov, a Crimean resident and a master of sports in orienteering.…
Ukraine returns four abducted children from Russian captivity
So far, Ukraine has returned over 500 children illegally deported to Russia, amid official estimates of 20,000 minors being forcibly taken in total.
Ukraine to enhance gender equality measures in armed forces, says defense ministry
Ukraine needs to create and improve mechanisms to achieve gender equality in the armed forces, Government Commissioner for…
Russia persecuted 202 Crimean Tatars since 2014 for “political reasons,” activists say
Since the Russian occupation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014, 301 individuals, including 202 Crimean Tatars have been…
Russia’s bid for UN Human Rights Council membership fails
Russia falls short of the votes required to join the Human Rights Council for the 2024-2026 term.
BBC: Russia aims to rejoin UN’s human rights council
In the disclosed position paper, Russia articulates its desire to promote a "cooperative" and "constructively mutually respectful dialogue" in the UN's human rights council.
The Guardian: Human rights lawyers find evidence of deliberate starvation caused by Russian troops in Ukraine
Human rights lawyers and the Prosecutor General’s office of Ukraine are preparing a war crimes dossier that will…
Not only Putin and Lvova-Belova: all Russians deporting Ukrainians must be prosecuted
Since the start of the armed aggression in 2014, Russia has committed numerous war crimes and crimes against…
Russia holds hostage over 20,000 Ukrainian civilians – Ombudsman
Russia holds over 20,000 Ukrainian civilians hostage; this number is likely to increase significantly after the de-occupation of…
Ukraine’s ombudsman, Council of Europe Secretary General discuss human rights challenges amid war
On Jan. 30, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, met with Council of Europe Secretary…
“Impunity has become a part of Russian culture,” Nobel Peace Prize laureate says
People who committed crimes with their own hands should not hide behind the abstract Putin, says the head…
“Russia, a terrorist country ruled by war criminals”: Full text of Russian decolonization conference resolution
We, the representatives of the indigenous peoples and colonized regions of the Russian Federation, acting on the basis…
Russia has no credibility. So stop reporting what it claims in Olenivka
ft “Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of purported strike on prison.” “Russia and Ukraine trade blame over…
Ukraine vs Russia at the ICJ: It is not Ukraine commiting genocide, but Russia committing war crimes in Ukraine
In its case Ukraine vs Russia, Ukraine requested the International court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene in the…
“An attempt to ban memory.” Why Russia wants to shut down its top human rights NGO Memorial
Russia has moved one step closer to shut down Memorial, Russia’s most famous human rights organization, accusing it…
Jailed Russian historian exposing Soviet crimes awarded Sakharov prize
Today, on the 100th anniversary of Andrey Sakharov’s (1921-1989) birth, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee will present the 2021…
Three warders who tortured prisoners in occupied Donbas “concentration camp” ID’d as Russian citizens
[editorial]Three warders involved in torturing prisoners at Izolyatsia, the illegal makeshift prison in occupied Donetsk termed a “concentration…
First public photos of Russian-run Donetsk concentration camp leaked online
[editorial] Izolyatsia (“isolation” or “insulation”) is the name of an art center that emerged at the deserted Insulation…
Ukrainian human rights group that helped bring down Soviet Union turns 44
In the mid-1970s, political confrontation between the USSR and the West reached such heights that it threatened to…