deportation of Ukrainian children
Russia’s indoctrination and militarisation of Ukrainian children may amount to a crime against humanity – OSCE
The OSCE mission has documented that Russia systematically violates the rights of Ukrainian children, ranging from banning the Ukrainian language in schools to the forced conscription of boys into military service upon reaching the age of 18. The mission's legal analysis classifies the indoctrination and militarization of children as a crime against humanity, and specific episodes, including deportation and torture, as war crimes.
Suspect in the deportation of children from occupied Kherson region becomes an ombudsperson in Russia
Yana Lantratova is a 37-year-old Russian politician who is primarily known in Ukraine as a key figure in the case involving the abduction of Marharyta Prokopenko and Illya Vashchenko from the occupied Kherson Oblast
International Criminal Court declares Tajikistan’s failure to execute arrest warrant for Putin
In October 2025, Russian dictator Putin visited Tajikistan for a series of summits; however, the country's authorities ignored the International Criminal Court's requirements to arrest the Russian leader on suspicion of involvement in the deportation of Ukrainian children
Sixty-three countries agree to develop joint strategy on return of deported Ukrainian children
The objective of the the High-Level Meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children was to strengthen collective efforts to secure the safe return of children unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred by the Russian Federation in the course of its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine
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