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Olha Reshetylova, the Head of the Media Initiative for Human Rights, took part in one of the discussion panels at a conference of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee held in Oslo. Together with Lene Wetteland, the Head of Documentation and Accountability Hub of the NHC, they discussed the issue of holding those responsible for war crimes in Russia accountable.
11 April 2024
The Media Initiative for Human Rights held a two-day training for NGOs, community groups of POWs, civilians, and missing persons families, including units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (including the Ukrainian Navy) and the National Guard.
5 April 2024
Oleksiy Shevchenko is a combat medic. On 4 April 2022, while in Mariupol at the Illich Plant, he was taken prisoner of war. MIHR spoke with his sister Kateryna, who is fighting for her brother’s release. She says that Oleksiy suffers from asthma but is not receiving proper medical care while in captivity.
29 March 2024
On the night of March 22, 2024, Russia launched massive missile attacks on Ukraine's critical civilian (primarily energy) infrastructure facilities, which led to the destruction of civilian objects.
22 March 2024
Mykhailivka is a town near Zaporizhzhia. The Russians occupied it in the first days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As in other captured settlements, they began to illegally search homes and abduct civilians: some were later returned home, while others have still remained hostages of the Russians.
21 March 2024
On March 20, the MIHR presented an analytical study on victims' legal status, experience, and motivation in war crimes cases. This is the first such study in Ukraine. The research consists of a theoretical part about the experience of other countries in working with victims of war crimes, an analysis of national legislation, and a practical part where the team summarizes the experience of victims whose cases are already in courts or under active investigation.
20 March 2024