Ukraine moves closer to restoring justice for victims of Russia’s war crimes
What are war crimes? The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court stipulates a legal definition of war…
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…
Pull off a kangaroo court in five easy steps: a how-to guide from Russia
Do you need to jail a political opponent? Demonize an entire ethnicity for geopolitical benefits? Look no further,…
Photo project spotlights Crimean Tatar kids born after their fathers’ unlawful arrests by Russian occupation authorities
2021 marked the seventh anniversary of the Russian occupation of the part of sovereign Ukrainian territory, the Crimean…
Forgotten political prisoners of the Kremlin have hopes for Blinken’s visit to Ukraine
The Kremlin’s Ukrainian political prisoners in Crimea are left to the mercy of fate. The issues of the…
(No) right to a fair trial, or a manual to Russia’s conveyor of repressions in Crimea
Seven years ago, Russian Special Operations Forces with no badges yet equipped with Russian weapons took over a…
Indigenous leader accuses Russia of ethnocide at UN Forum
For the first time in history, an official UN event heard an address delivered in the Erzya language.…