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10,000 people cross demarcation line in Donbas every day
News - 22 January 2016

10,000 people cross demarcation line in Donbas every day

The number grows up to 10,000-15,000 on the weekend

OSCE opens new patrol bases in Donbas
News - 11 January 2016

OSCE opens new patrol bases in Donbas

The SMM Head will visit Soledar, Donetsk, Kominternove, Shyrokyne, Dokuchaievsk, Svitlodarsk, Krasnoarmiisk, Luhansk, Stanytsia-Luhanska.

Unidentified men in camouflage uniform abduct people in Kherson region – witnesses
News - 05 January 2016

Unidentified men in camouflage uniform abduct people in Kherson region – witnesses

There is evidence that the unidentified people were also involved in blocking of the administrative border with Crimea.

OSCE shelled from occupied territory near Kominternove – OSCE SMM report
News - 28 December 2015

OSCE shelled from occupied territory near Kominternove – OSCE SMM report

Earlier, the Defense Ministry of Ukraine warned that the pro-Russian militants had been preparing a provocation.

Violations of international law remain unpunished – human rights activists
News - 21 December 2015

Violations of international law remain unpunished – human rights activists

The Ukrainian authorities are advised to pass the bill which allows ratification of the Rome Statute and to prevent the escape of suspects.

#FeelYourRights or A few words about human rights
Articles - 10 December 2015

#FeelYourRights or A few words about human rights

We may know we have rights, but may not ever use them. We may not know exactly how this right is called in the declarations and conventions, but feel that something is wrong

Ukraine fails to exchange seriously wounded man from ‘DPR’ captivity
News - 08 December 2015

Ukraine fails to exchange seriously wounded man from ‘DPR’ captivity

The operation to free the men with ablated legs had to be held three weeks ago but was disrupted

Convicts transferred from occupied territory to Ukraine for the third time
News - 08 December 2015

Convicts transferred from occupied territory to Ukraine for the third time

Twenty convicts from the Yenakiyevo colony No.52 have been transferred to the government-controlled territory of Ukraine.

Every fourth IDP not to return home
News - 07 December 2015

Every fourth IDP not to return home

Only 26% of respondents intend to return home in next few years.

Off the radars. What do captives of Donbas go through?
Articles - 30 November 2015

Off the radars. What do captives of Donbas go through?

Today, on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, we can speak about a phenomenon which has been a sort of parallel reality to us - the captives.

Homophobic motivation helps murderer get minimum sentence
News - 20 November 2015

Homophobic motivation helps murderer get minimum sentence

The Kharkiv district court gave the murderer of a gay the minimum sentence

Sasha. ‘Degree of help may be different’
Articles - 11 November 2015

Sasha. ‘Degree of help may be different’

Sasha is one of those volunteers, who were the first to provide assistance to the displaced persons from Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

Bezler suspected of homicide
News - 11 November 2015

Bezler suspected of homicide

The investigation is complicated by the fact that the territory, where the crime was committed, is still terrorist-controlled.

Anti-Semitism flourishes in ‘DPR’, ‘LPR’
News - 08 November 2015

Anti-Semitism flourishes in ‘DPR’, ‘LPR’

The leaders of the self-proclaimed republics use anti-Semitism in the propaganda rhetoric.

‘Genocide’ at ATO checkpoints – queues grow threefold
Articles - 29 October 2015

‘Genocide’ at ATO checkpoints – queues grow threefold

The human rights activists urges the parties to the armed conflict to open new corridors for civilians.

International Criminal Court receives over 300 evidence of crimes in Donbas
News - 27 October 2015

International Criminal Court receives over 300 evidence of crimes in Donbas

Ukrainian authorities do not have sufficient capacity to ensure effective and impartial investigations into all reported cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity in southeast Ukraine - expert

Witness in Srebrenica massacre case found dead in Hague hotel
News - 23 October 2015

Witness in Srebrenica massacre case found dead in Hague hotel

Dusan Dunjic was a defence witness in the war crimes case against former Bosnian Serb general.

Reforms are impossible in Ukraine without renewed judicial system – Justice Minister
News - 09 October 2015

Reforms are impossible in Ukraine without renewed judicial system – Justice Minister

Justice Minister of Ukraine believes that reforms in Ukraine cannot be conducted without final renewal of the judiciary.