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    Shelling of Kyiv hospitals. Human rights organizations demand decisive action from the international community to protect Ukraine
    Shelling of Kyiv hospitals. Human rights organizations demand decisive action from the international community to protect Ukraine

    Statement by the Ukraine 5AM Coalition on the Russian Federation's missile attack on medical facilities and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

    8 July 2024

    Russia wants to secretly bury murdered Ukrainian teenagers Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov
    Russia wants to secretly bury murdered Ukrainian teenagers Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov

    The occupation authorities of Berdiansk are planning a secret burial of Ukrainian teenagers Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov. This was reported to the Media Initiative for Human Rights by Hryhorii Ohannisian, Tihran's father.

    3 July 2024

    Russian trials of Ukrainian prisoners from the perspective of international law: The MIHR held an expert discussion in The Hague
    Russian trials of Ukrainian prisoners from the perspective of international law: The MIHR held an expert discussion in The Hague

    The Media Initiative for Human Rights organized a roundtable discussion, "Deprivation of the right to a fair trial in international criminal law."

    27 June 2024

    38 thousand missing Ukrainians: how to find and identify people
    38 thousand missing Ukrainians: how to find and identify people

    More than fifty diplomats took part in a special OSCE event, where the Media Initiative for Human Rights, for the first time since the beginning of Russia's war against Ukraine, raised the issue of missing Ukrainians. Apart from the MIHR and delegations of OSCE participating states, the discussion was attended by relatives of missing persons, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, and the International Commission on Missing Persons.

    16 May 2024

    Russia’s persecution of civilian Ukrainians may be a crime against humanity — OSCE reveals new facts
    Russia’s persecution of civilian Ukrainians may be a crime against humanity — OSCE reveals new facts

    The OSCE has presented a report on violations and abuses of international humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes, and crimes against humanity related to the arbitrary deprivation of liberty of civilian Ukrainians by the Russian Federation. The report was prepared by a mission of OSCE experts within the framework of the Moscow Mechanism, the launch of which the Media Initiative for Human Rights has been advocating for more than a year and a half. During the preparation of the document, the MIHR worked closely with the mission's experts, with facts about Russia's crimes documented by us becoming part of the report.

    26 April 2024

    The MIHR presented to the OSCE the results of the analysis on the rights and motivation of victims of war crimes
    The MIHR presented to the OSCE the results of the analysis on the rights and motivation of victims of war crimes

    The Media Initiative for Human Rights continues its advocacy visit to the OSCE within the Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings framework. Analyst Lyubov Smachylo and Head of the War Crimes Courts Monitoring Department Oksana Rasulova participated in the event "Challenges of establishing justice in Ukraine for victims of war crimes and their motivation at the national level," organized by the MIHR.

    24 April 2024

    The film “20 Days in Mariupol” was shown in Brussels. It was followed by a discussion MIHR participated in
    The film “20 Days in Mariupol” was shown in Brussels. It was followed by a discussion MIHR participated in

    Ten films from this year's international Czech festival "One World" were shown in the Belgian capital — the world's largest human rights documentary film event organized by People in Need. The Oscar-winning film "20 Days in Mariupol" by Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov was also viewed. Among the audience was Lubov Smachilo, MIHR’ analyst.

    23 April 2024

    “We are using all possible mechanisms and tools to show the scale of Russia’s crimes against Ukraine,” — Lyubov Smachylo
    “We are using all possible mechanisms and tools to show the scale of Russia’s crimes against Ukraine,” — Lyubov Smachylo

    The Media Initiative for Human Rights has started an advocacy visit to the OSCE. Today, in Vienna, Lyubov Smachylo, MIHR's analyst, participated in the event "Persecution of Ukrainian civilians in the occupied territories as a crime against humanity: efforts of Ukrainian civil society to restore justice."

    22 April 2024

    “International law is ineffective when one party does not abide by the rules,” – Olha Reshetylova, in Oslo
    “International law is ineffective when one party does not abide by the rules,” – Olha Reshetylova, in Oslo

    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

    In search of relatives: the MIHR organized training for POW’s families and missing persons
    In search of relatives: the MIHR organized training for POW’s families and missing persons

    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

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