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Three stories of women taken by Russians as civilian hostages from Kherson
Olha and Svitlana told ZMINA about how Russian occupying forces took prisoners, hastily prepared new cells for them, and held civilian hostages on the occupied left bank of the Kherson region
Three stories about the abuse and inhumane conditions for Ukrainian women prisoners
Read about how Russian forces detain women, the conditions in which they are held, and their treatment in Russian prisons in the stories of the director of a village club and a masseuse from Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, and a volunteer from Mariupol, Donetsk region, shared with ZMINA by the prisoners themselves or their relatives and friends
‘Women are not beaten here in Ukraine, but our hands are free’: How Russians held women in seized TDC in Kherson
At different times, at least 30 local women were held at a temporary detention center (TDC) in Kherson, including a policewoman, a housewife, a cadet of a military educational institution, and a head teacher of a gymnasium. This is described in the analytical report "‘Women's cells’ of Kherson torture chamber" which was prepared by Human Rights Centre ZMINA specialists based on testimonies of victims.
In Crimea during the trial of activist Balukh the judge removed his sister from the courtroom
The court hearing was held, despite the absence of one of his lawyers
Students of the Polytechnic were order to delete the web-pages of groups in the VKontakte and Odnoklassniki social networks
"If you are unable to delete the webpages, send us your login and password", - said in a latter from Dean's Office
At the human rights conference Right Sector threatened LGBT-activists and promised to disrupt KyivPride
Olga Kotsko, representative of the Right Sector political party, called LGBT-activists “perverts” and “pedophiles”
UN Court ordered Ukraine and Russia to fully comply with “Minsk agreements”
The UN International Court of Justice refused to implement other measures in Ukraine or Russia with a purpose of resolving the conflict in Donbas
In Crimea Ukrainian activist Movenko faces 5 years of imprisonment for comment in VKontakte social network
This is the same activist, who was beaten by a policeman in the autumn of 2016
FSB forced the Crimean Tatar to dig his own grave in order to testify against “Hizb ut-Tahrir”
The detention was not registered in the FSB Department
Human rights defender Skrypnyk told about her detention by the FSB
"They violated even Russian laws..."
In Uzhhorod nationalists attacked the rally for women’s rights and against violence
Participants were told that their place is in the kitchen
In Ukraine more than 450 jobs are still banned for women – report
The report will be considered at the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
As of January 16 Ministry of Social Policy has counted 1.6 million displaced persons
1,03 millions of families have recieved assistance
Two members of the SBI committee must be replaced – Nayem
Deputy prepares a crime report
Female police officers of Kramatorsk town discriminated by their senior leadership
Female police officers of Kramatorsk town, Donetsk region, state they suffer discrimination on part of their senior leadership
Suspicion within eight criminal cases served against fugitive president Yanukovych
The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has served a notice of suspicion within eight criminal proceedings against ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych
Russian court decides fate of Ukrainian child, rules transfer to father in ‘DPR’
The district court of Russia’s Khabarovsk city ruled to transfer 9-year-old girl from her Ukrainian mother to Ukrainian father, who lives in the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic"
Security officers visit ‘Crimean saboteurs’ in absence of their lawyers
Russian human rights activists did not find out what security officers wanted from Ukrainians as their meeting was brutally interrupted
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More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
