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Three stories about the abuse and inhumane conditions for Ukrainian women prisoners
Articles - 04 August 2023

Three stories about the abuse and inhumane conditions for Ukrainian women prisoners

During the war, Russian occupying forces abducted and held in prisons not only Ukrainian men but also women, regardless of age and status. Women are also subjected to torture, intimidation, and horrific conditions. They are accused of terrorism, adjusting fire, and collaborating with the Ukrainian armed forces. According to the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily […]

Human rights defenders and social activists suffer from violence and impunity – research
News - 31 May 2017

Human rights defenders and social activists suffer from violence and impunity – research

Human Rights Information Centre has recorded more than 50 cases of obstruction of the activities of human rights defenders that occurred within three years after Euromaidan

Convicted citizen of Ukraine declared a dry hunger strike in the SIZO of Simferopol
News - 24 April 2017

Convicted citizen of Ukraine declared a dry hunger strike in the SIZO of Simferopol

The prisoner wrote an appeal to the Ukrainian authorities and international organizations

Another one Crimean Tatar was put away in a psychiatric hospital
News - 21 November 2016

Another one Crimean Tatar was put away in a psychiatric hospital

We think this is not the last case of putting dissidents in psychiatric hospitals

FSB does not release Umerov from the psychiatric clinic – Feygin
News - 29 August 2016

FSB does not release Umerov from the psychiatric clinic – Feygin

Umerov’s lawyers cannot meet with Russian FSB investigator

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls on Russia to stop occupation of Crimea
News - 05 July 2016

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls on Russia to stop occupation of Crimea

The declaration reads that the Russian Federation bears full responsibility for human rights violations in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Yanukovych-era restrictions on peaceful assemblies return – expert
News - 11 April 2016

Yanukovych-era restrictions on peaceful assemblies return – expert

The practice of injunctions against the mass events to the indefinite number of persons on an extensive area returns to Ukraine

Law enforcers name abductors of Maidan activists
News - 18 November 2015

Law enforcers name abductors of Maidan activists

The Interior Ministry of Ukraine announced the preliminary data of those, who abducted and tortured Maidan activists Tetiana Chornovil, Ihor Lutsenko and Yuri Verbytsky

Kyiv Prosecutor’s Office refuses initiate proceedings against Poroshenko
News - 18 September 2015

Kyiv Prosecutor’s Office refuses initiate proceedings against Poroshenko

The lawyer will appeal against the actions of the Kyiv prosecutor’s office in the Pechersk district court of Kyiv, The first court hearing will be held on October 6.

Police beat dark-skinned student in Kharkiv
News - 05 September 2015

Police beat dark-skinned student in Kharkiv

In a commuter area, the policemen demanded that two foreign students show their documents, and then started to beat one of them.

Amnesty International Has Collected Evidence of Civilian Deaths
News - 03 February 2015

Amnesty International Has Collected Evidence of Civilian Deaths

In the following report, Amnesty International points out the precarious humanitarian condition in the Donbas and presents evidence of many civilian deaths