Russia
How independent lawyers are ‘silenced’ in Crimea
This article is about the charges brought against lawyers, the course of their trials, and the consequences these prosecutions will lead to
Human rights defender, journalist Maksym Butkevych gets captured, parents have no contact with him
Maksym Butkevych devoted about 20 years of his life to human rights activities. In particular, he was a member of the board of the Ukrainian representative office of Amnesty International and the public council under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
“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.
Revealing identity of Russian POWs: violation of their right to protection against ‘public curiosity’ or existence of ‘compelling public interest’?
In order to analyze the validity of a possible violation of the relevant provision of GC III, it is necessary to carry out a detailed analysis of the mentioned term "public curiosity", as well as its forms.
At least six thousand people remain in “internats” on the occupied territories
Human rights defenders call upon Ministries and other responsible bodies to assess the situation with internats in the war-affected areas and organize the evacuation of those that can be evacuated as soon as possible.
Evacuation of foreigners from Ukraine: is there really racial discrimination?
ZMINA spoke with Ukrainians and foreigners, who were the last to be evacuated, to find out if such discrimination was widespread, and to find out how to prevent it
In “LPR” and “DPR” children are forced to participate in propaganda events
According to human rights defenders, in Lugansk teachers exert psychological pressure on high-school teachers, promoting the benefits of getting the so-called “LPR” passports
In Crimea, security officers surreptitiously placed a pamphlet, for which an imam was summoned
“Fortress of the Muslim” was included to the “Federal list of extremist literature”
Russian de facto authorities in Crimea closes ‘Kalanchak’ entry-exit checkpoint
Occupying state let the passage through the ‘Chaplynka’ entry-exit checkpoint only to those, who are going to the temporarily occupied peninsula
Russian air strikes kill about 200 Syrian civilians – Amnesty International
The human rights activists say that Russia launched airstrikes on the territories where there were no nearby military targets
Cameraman for Silenced Crimean Tatar TV ATR Detained in Crimea
Eskender Nebiyev, cameraman for ATR, the Crimean Tatar TV channel which Russia recently forced off air in Russian-occupied Crimea, is reported to have been detained on Monday after a search was carried out of his home
Chubarov Reacts to Opening of Stalin Monument in Crimea
Those who defended the installation of a monument to Stalin in Livadia, will "be uprooting it with their bare hands
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Fighting a ‘holy war’: Why a sacralised war resists Western strategy
“Reaching an agreement with the US on what we disagree on”: What the campaign against ICC means for Ukraine
ICC must remain free from political pressure to bring justice to victims of world’s gravest crimes
Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
