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Expert warns about three challenges to proper documentation of international crimes and preservation of evidence of Russian aggression against Ukraine
The absence of a unified state strategy for documenting the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war, cuts in funding for human rights projects, and aggressive Russian propaganda create risks of losing years of achievements in the field of recording war crimes, Anton Drobovych stated
Only 34 civilians released from Russian captivity received medical care in specialised facilities – Ombudsman monitoring
Civilians released from Russian captivity lack adequate access to medical care and rehabilitation, despite these being guaranteed by Ukrainian law
Ukrainian investigators and judges continue to ignore international humanitarian law when considering collaborationist cases
ZMINA releases an analytical report titled "Liability for collaborationism: how has judicial practice changed?", which analyses the verdicts listed in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions
Russian media is an important link in the chain of intimidation against Crimeans under occupation – ZMINA human rights advocate
During the First Crimea Week in Brussels, a human rights advocate from the Human Rights Centre ZMINA explained how the Russian media plays a crucial role in intimidating Crimeans with pro-Ukrainian views in the temporarily occupied territories
Russia continues the Soviet-era practice of destroying Ukrainian identity at the state level – human rights advocates
Human rights activists are certain that in this way, the Russian authorities are committing not only a war crime but also a crime against humanity with elements of genocide
Occupational authorities in the Luhansk region plan to engage youth in unpaid agricultural labour
Russian authorities are reportedly drafting legislation to involve youths who live under occupation in the Luhansk region in unpaid agricultural work
1.6 million children may remain in Russian occupation – Almenda human rights advocates
Researchers were unable to find precise data on access to education in Ukrainian in the Russian-occupied territories of the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Kherson regions. However, it is known that the Russians announced the transition of education to Russian, and Ukrainian was only allowed to be taught as a "native" or "optional" subject for a few hours a week
Russian aggression damages 1,419 monuments and 2,233 cultural objects in Ukraine
Among the damaged buildings, 139 are of national significance, 1,184 are of local significance, and another 96 elements were recently identified
68% of Ukrainians support lustration as a tool for restoring justice – poll
In achieving justice, 68% of Ukrainians consider lustration an effective tool for restricting access to state institutions for individuals who have compromised themselves by collaborating with the Russian occupiers
Two Russians receive verdicts in absentia for raping a pregnant woman and torturing a man during occupation in Kyiv Oblast
Two Russian servicemen were found guilty of violating the laws and customs of war in absentia for the brutal treatment of civilians who remained under occupation in 2022.
Hromadske Radio seeks 700,000 hryvnias to broadcast along the frontline
The funds are needed for content production, transmitter fees, and the functioning of the editorial office
After the rain always comes the rainbow: a letter from a 9th grader in Luhansk Oblast to a peer in occupation
I am deeply sorry that our city is occupied, or as some residents say – "liberated." If you think about it: liberated from what? From civilized life?!
Research: Russian propagandists have changed methods of influencing residents of occupied territories
The expert stressed that there is a need for a constant presence of voices from the occupied territories in the Ukrainian information space and at the international level
Six civilians injured in mine explosion during evacuation in Kharkiv Oblast
The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office initiated a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war under Art. 438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
Over 30 citizens of Ukraine are persecuted for participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion
ZMINA discusses below one form of political persecution in the temporarily occupied territories, which includes cases related to the Noman Çelebicihan Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion
President signed law on free education for children from the occupied territories
Range of arrangements and conditions of their provision will be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
The cases of 6 police officers, who were persecuting activists of Euromaidan, were transferred to the court
We are referring to the Dniprovskyi Regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Deported Crimean will be convoyed to the Rostov region . He may not survive the relocation
Khalilov announced the hunger strike more than a month ago
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