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Russia bears responsibility for the occupied territories – Amnesty International Ukraine
News - 24 March 2025

Russia bears responsibility for the occupied territories – Amnesty International Ukraine

While preparing the report, representatives of Amnesty International Ukraine conducted over 100 interviews with former prisoners of war and their family members. They shared their experiences, memories, and interactions with state and non-governmental organisations

Over 640,000 Ukrainian women will feel the negative impacts of US authorities halting funding to the UN Reproductive and Sexual Health Agency
News - 23 March 2025

Over 640,000 Ukrainian women will feel the negative impacts of US authorities halting funding to the UN Reproductive and Sexual Health Agency

The UN emphasised that since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, cases of domestic, sexual, and other forms of gender-based violence in Ukraine have increased more than threefold. The organisation estimates that 2.4 million people, predominantly women and girls, urgently require measures to prevent and respond to such violence

The International Criminal Court says Trump’s sanctions threaten the court’s existence
News - 22 March 2025

The International Criminal Court says Trump’s sanctions threaten the court’s existence

Trump's actions have had a "broad impact on the banking system, insurance, and IT systems of the ICC." Consequently, companies have ceased cooperating with the court, and staff members are leaving due to fear of persecution. This jeopardizes the functioning of critical court services, from paying staff salaries to conducting field investigations

Russians kill four citizens of Syria and injure two other people
News - 12 March 2025

Russians kill four citizens of Syria and injure two other people

According to Kiper, the ship was loading wheat for export to Algeria at the time of the strike

The report of the Amnesty International Ukraine does not mention Russian prisoners of war, as Ukraine does not violate the Geneva Conventions
News - 12 March 2025

The report of the Amnesty International Ukraine does not mention Russian prisoners of war, as Ukraine does not violate the Geneva Conventions

While in the camp, Amnesty International representatives witnessed Russian prisoners undergoing medical examinations. The Russians stood in line to receive glasses, lenses and other medical supplies. Every three months, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visit them to record their condition and detention conditions

Blind political prisoner Oleksandr Sizikov sent to tuberculosis hospital for examination
News - 09 March 2025

Blind political prisoner Oleksandr Sizikov sent to tuberculosis hospital for examination

Sizikov has been using a blood pressure monitor more frequently, indicating that he has high blood pressure. Doctors prescribed him medication for hypertension and promised to provide him with the pills he brought with him

The families of prisoners of war and civilian hostages rallied outside the US Embassy in Kyiv, urging their release under the “all for all” formula
News - 06 March 2025

The families of prisoners of war and civilian hostages rallied outside the US Embassy in Kyiv, urging their release under the “all for all” formula

More than 500 family members of prisoners of war and civilians illegally detained by Russia held placards in English reading: "Help Free Civilians," "Every POW Has the Right to Freedom," "Captivity Kills Our Sons and Husbands," "Want Peace? But First Return POWs," "No Negotiations, No Deals Until Our POWs Return Home." Attendees also unfurled a large banner stating, "Don't Let Russia Torture and Kill Our POWs."

Nobel laureates call for frozen Russian assets to be directed towards Ukraine’s reconstruction
News - 06 March 2025

Nobel laureates call for frozen Russian assets to be directed towards Ukraine’s reconstruction

The statement's signatories recalled that approximately 300 billion euros of the Russian Central Bank's global capital has been frozen due to sanctions. This sum is held in accounts around the world, but predominantly in EU and G7 countries: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom

PEN Ukraine calls on writers worldwide not to remain silent and to resist the new tyranny
News - 06 March 2025

PEN Ukraine calls on writers worldwide not to remain silent and to resist the new tyranny

The writers called on their colleagues not to stand aside, to speak about the events in Ukraine, to appeal to the governments of their countries, to resist tyranny, and to garner international support. They stressed that light in the darkness can only appear through a common struggle

Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President
News - 04 March 2025

Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President

Matviichuk considers it abnormal when politicians talk about elections, minerals and concessions, but not about people. In her opinion, the human dimension must be returned to the negotiations. This must be done to stop the war and the loss of life

United States pauses military aid to Ukraine
News - 04 March 2025

United States pauses military aid to Ukraine

The official said that the supply of all American military equipment not currently in Ukraine would be halted, including weapons en route by planes and ships or awaiting transit in Poland

The UN suspends humanitarian aid to some regions of Ukraine due to the reduction of funding from the United States
News - 04 March 2025

The UN suspends humanitarian aid to some regions of Ukraine due to the reduction of funding from the United States

According to Guterres, cash-based programs, a crucial element of humanitarian assistance for one million people, have been suspended in the affected regions in Ukraine

The occupational authority in Crimea confessed plans to confiscate another 720 properties, constituting a war crime
News - 01 March 2025

The occupational authority in Crimea confessed plans to confiscate another 720 properties, constituting a war crime

Among the nationalised objects are the Crimean Brewery, the facilities of the Nemo Dolphinarium in Feodosia, Sudak and Alushta, Saki Mineral Waters, the Zeleny Cape Sanatorium and Resort Complex, the property of Lviv businessman Oleh Genshaft and former MP and Ombudsman for human rights Lyudmyla Denisova

There will be no lasting peace without liberation of Crimea – Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov
News - 26 February 2025

There will be no lasting peace without liberation of Crimea – Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov

The Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov stated that any proposals for Ukraine to cede its territories must be rejected. He stressed that without the liberation of Crimea, there can be no lasting peace that will ensure freedom and security for all Ukrainian citizens

Ukrainian civil society organisations explain why Ukraine can’t hold elections during martial law
News - 21 February 2025

Ukrainian civil society organisations explain why Ukraine can’t hold elections during martial law

The NGOs reminded the readers that it is Russia’s unprovoked act of aggression against a sovereign state which makes holding presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine impossible

HRDs in war conflict: Ukrainian human rights activists in Great Britain reminded the world about the Crimean political prisoners
News - 10 February 2025

HRDs in war conflict: Ukrainian human rights activists in Great Britain reminded the world about the Crimean political prisoners

The event brought together more than 50 human rights defenders, lawyers and activists from all over the world

Russians strike nursing home in Sudzha, trapping 95 its own citizens under rubble – Ukrainian military commandant’s office
News - 02 February 2025

Russians strike nursing home in Sudzha, trapping 95 its own citizens under rubble – Ukrainian military commandant’s office

The Ukrainian army said at least four people were killed. More than 80 people are reported to have been rescued from the building

Why it is important to compile a blacklist of officials involved in human rights violations in Crimea
Columns - 15 January 2025

Why it is important to compile a blacklist of officials involved in human rights violations in Crimea

Through politically motivated persecutions, arbitrary imprisonment in trumped-up criminal cases, illegal house searches and trials in the occupied Crimea, deportations of political prisoners and ignoring their situation in detention, Russia systematically violates its obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law