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A story of a man spent two months in captivity in the Russian pre-trial detention center with other civilians and volunteers
Articles - 03 July 2023

A story of a man spent two months in captivity in the Russian pre-trial detention center with other civilians and volunteers

Yevhen Yamkovyi, a resident of Kahovka, a city in the Kherson region on the left bank of the Dnipro river occupied by Russian forces, was detained at the checkpoint “Armyansk” in the northern part of the Crimean peninsula on January 6, 2023. Then, he was transferred to the pre-trial detention center No. 2 in Simferopol, […]

This year Russia will call up 5 thousand Crimean residents for military service
News - 03 April 2017

This year Russia will call up 5 thousand Crimean residents for military service

This is a violation of international norms

FSB detains pro-Ukrainian activist in Crimea, searches her apartment
News - 19 July 2016

FSB detains pro-Ukrainian activist in Crimea, searches her apartment

July 18, the officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained pro-Ukrainian activist Larysa Kytayska in the town of Yalta, Crimea

Two Crimean Tatars detained in Crimea
News - 18 April 2016

Two Crimean Tatars detained in Crimea

Two Crimean Tatars were arrested in Russian-annexed Crimea

EU to continue advising Ukraine on police reform
News - 05 February 2016

EU to continue advising Ukraine on police reform

Ukraine plans to maintain the pace of reform this year

Russian citizen Leonova says she was tortured by SBU officers
News - 15 January 2016

Russian citizen Leonova says she was tortured by SBU officers

She also said she did not know any of the people who had been detained in the same case

Lawyers negotiating exchange of Sentsov, Kolchenko for detained Russian servicemen
News - 14 January 2016

Lawyers negotiating exchange of Sentsov, Kolchenko for detained Russian servicemen

According to the lawyer, he discussed this issue with Ukraine’s Security Service negotiator for prisoner exchange Volodymyr Ruban

Russia: “Terror” Trial of Ukrainian Film Director and Activist
News - 07 August 2015

Russia: “Terror” Trial of Ukrainian Film Director and Activist

Evidence presented at the ongoing trial of the well-known Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and ecologist Aleksandr Kolchenko in Russia may have been extracted under duress

Amnesty International: Both Sides Torture Prisoners in Donbass
News - 22 May 2015

Amnesty International: Both Sides Torture Prisoners in Donbass

Pro-Kiev and separatist forces alike torture prisoners and use them as "currency" for exchanges

1000 People are Held in Captivity by Insurgents in Donbas
News - 05 May 2015

1000 People are Held in Captivity by Insurgents in Donbas

At the moment, there are about a thousand people being held in captivity by militants operating in the east of Ukraine. The prisoner release lists compiled by Ukraine do not affect the situation

The New Ukrainian Authorities Decided to Ignore LGBT Issues at Least until 2020
News - 19 March 2015

The New Ukrainian Authorities Decided to Ignore LGBT Issues at Least until 2020

On March 4, 2015, the parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and International Relations held hearings to discuss the draft National Strategy on Human Rights. Coordinator for LGBT Human Rights for – co-coordinator of the Council of LGBT Organisations of Ukraine Andriy Maymulakhin said, the need to mention explicitly the protection of the LGBT […]