Advocacy
An exhibition titled Civilians in Captivity: Stories of Unjust Detentions has opened in the capital of Hungary. Organized by the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) in partnership with the State Self-Government of Ukrainians in Hungary (SSUUH), the exhibition sheds light on one of the least known humanitarian crises of Russia’s war against Ukraine — enforced disappearances and the unlawful detention of Ukrainian civilians from occupied territories.
28 March 2025
Call Me Maks is the first release for The Stronger We Become – a campaign for the release of the thousands of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians in Russian captivity.
28 March 2025
In Strasbourg, the members of the Coalition of States held a final meeting to finalize the technical work on the draft documents necessary to establish a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
25 March 2025
Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the number of criminal cases against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war has significantly increased in Russia and the occupied regions of Ukraine. The Russian authorities systematically deprive Ukrainians of their right to a fair trial, using the judicial system as a tool of repression. This was stated by the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) during the side event, “Denial of a Fair Trial as a Cruel Crime during Russia’s War against Ukraine.” The event was held on March 21 in Geneva as part of the UN Human Rights Council’s 58th session.
24 March 2025
Ukrainian human rights activists and international organizations presented evidence of Russia’s systematic war crimes at the UN. The event “Torture and Arbitrary Detention as Crimes against Humanity” was held on March 19 in Geneva as part of the UN Human Rights Council’s 58th session.
20 March 2025
Agreements between the US and Russia concerning Ukraine have nothing to do with sustainable peace and international security, instead creating additional security, economic, and other threats for the countries that support them.
19 February 2025
The Media Initiative for Human Rights is conducting a large-scale study of how Russians treat Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians. During one of the stages, 72 former prisoners held by Russia were interviewed. Among them are 14 civilians and 58 military.
19 February 2025
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree appointing Olha Kobylynska, better known by her maiden name Reshetylova, as Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and Their Families.
30 December 2024
The representatives of human rights organisations that for year have been involved in efforts to ensure accountability for international crimes committed in the context of armed aggression against Ukraine, believe that the adoption of draft laws No. 11538 and No. 11539 not only do not facilitate future investigations, but also calls into question the prospects of existing cases.
20 December 2024
The international community should start working on the practical release of civilian Ukrainians illegally detained by Russia. This was discussed during the side event “In Russian Captivity: The Road to Freedom,” which occurred within the framework of the 31st OSCE Ministerial Council in Malta.
6 December 2024