international crimes

A typical day in a Russian prison (a diary of a civilian hostage)
Articles - 08 September 2023

A typical day in a Russian prison (a diary of a civilian hostage)

Russia holds prisoners of war and civilians in an extensive network of prisons inside the country and the occupied territories of Ukraine.  The conditions of detention there typically do not meet even basic human rights standards: prisoners are systematically subjected to torture, beatings, and physical violence. They are not provided with proper medical care, are […]

Crimean Human Rights initiative sounds alarm over decreasing healthcare for civilians in occupied Crimea
News - 14 August 2023

Crimean Human Rights initiative sounds alarm over decreasing healthcare for civilians in occupied Crimea

According to Qirim Gayesi, the maintenance of healthcare institutions has been severely compromised since the onset of the Russian invasion. Heads of medical institutions in Crimea were instructed to send surgeons and surgical nurses to the Ministry of Defense of the occupying country

Russians handed under “preliminary custody” over a thousand children deported from Ukraine
News - 03 July 2023

Russians handed under “preliminary custody” over a thousand children deported from Ukraine

Russian authorities transferred to “preliminary custody” 1,184 children deported from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The number is three times more than what was earlier declared publicly. This news is reported by the Russian independent publication Vazhnye Istorii [Important Stories]. At the end of 2022, the Commissioner for Children’s Rights in Russia, Maria Lvova-Belova, […]

Russian forces continue to violate the property rights of Ukrainians in temporarily occupied Crimea, flouting the Geneva Convention – Crimean human rights defenders
News - 18 April 2023

Russian forces continue to violate the property rights of Ukrainians in temporarily occupied Crimea, flouting the Geneva Convention – Crimean human rights defenders

The confiscation of properties violates international law and highlights the ongoing aggressive policies of the Russian occupiers

“The first trial against the russian soldier” as an indicator of the state justice system of Ukraine
Articles - 25 May 2022

“The first trial against the russian soldier” as an indicator of the state justice system of Ukraine

The Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) is constantly updating the statistics of documented violations, as well as bringing charges to the Russian military and government authorities in absentia. However, it is the cases of detained prisoners of war (POW) that have the best prospects in the context of bringing the perpetrators to justice at the domesting level.

In Crimea, law enforcers are searching the house of a large family from Bilohirsk district
News - 10 August 2017

In Crimea, law enforcers are searching the house of a large family from Bilohirsk district

One of the streets in Novoklenove village is blocked

Chiygoz’s judges refuse to attach the report of human rights defenders to the case
News - 24 July 2017

Chiygoz’s judges refuse to attach the report of human rights defenders to the case

Chiygoz challenged the court once again...

Only one person from more than 200 interrogated testified against Chiygoz in the court – Polozov
News - 07 July 2017

Only one person from more than 200 interrogated testified against Chiygoz in the court – Polozov

Even members of the “people’s militia” have not testified against Chiygoz

Court in Moscow Extended Sushchenko’s Detention for Another 3 Months
News - 27 June 2017

Court in Moscow Extended Sushchenko’s Detention for Another 3 Months

Ukrainian journalist managed to communicate with political prisoner

In occupied Crimea the court extended the term of arrest of Chiygoz for additional three months
News - 22 June 2017

In occupied Crimea the court extended the term of arrest of Chiygoz for additional three months

The panel of judges led by Victor Zinkovyi ignored the statement of lawyer Oleksandr Lisovuy about the fact that detention based only on the gravity of charges contradicts the recommendations and practice of the European Court of Human Rights

Dying mother of Chiygoz must visit him in the SIZO herself – the decision of the Crimean authorities
News - 20 June 2017

Dying mother of Chiygoz must visit him in the SIZO herself – the decision of the Crimean authorities

Lawyer Polozov called this situation a blasphemy

MFA demands from Russia to allow Chiygoz to meet his ill mother
News - 16 June 2017

MFA demands from Russia to allow Chiygoz to meet his ill mother

Mother of Akhtem Chiygoz is at death

In the trial of Chiygoz, the defense filed a request for the interrogation of Chubarov
News - 22 May 2017

In the trial of Chiygoz, the defense filed a request for the interrogation of Chubarov

This request was a surprise for the judges

Witness in “Chiygoz case” told who is actually behind the riots on February 26
News - 15 May 2017

Witness in “Chiygoz case” told who is actually behind the riots on February 26

Approximately at 12 am, five or six people with military bearings appeared at the pro-Russian rally, they were hiding unknown items, which resembled sticks, under their jackets...

In Crimea detained human rights defender Kuku is not allowed to visit his relatives
News - 11 May 2017

In Crimea detained human rights defender Kuku is not allowed to visit his relatives

The defense believes that this one of the forms of applying pressure

Ruslan Zeytullayev intends to continue his hunger strike until the delivery of judgment
News - 21 April 2017

Ruslan Zeytullayev intends to continue his hunger strike until the delivery of judgment

Crimean Tatar activist starves for 17 days, looks haggard, but holds tight

Defendant in the Yalta “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case is not provided with medical assistance
News - 21 April 2017

Defendant in the Yalta “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case is not provided with medical assistance

Arsen Dzheparov urgently needs a surgical intervention

New indictment brought against Mamutov, defendant in Bakhchysarai “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case
News - 20 April 2017

New indictment brought against Mamutov, defendant in Bakhchysarai “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case

Now Mamutov is accused of trying to seize power