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    Tortures of civilians and POWs: testimonies of the survivors. Summary of the meeting at the OSCE
    Tortures of civilians and POWs: testimonies of the survivors. Summary of the meeting at the OSCE

    On April 24, the Media Initiative for Human Rights, Human Rights Centre ZMINA, World Organization Against Torture […]

    25 April 2023

    Shared Guiding Principles on Accountability for Grave Crimes Committed in Ukraine
    Shared Guiding Principles on Accountability for Grave Crimes Committed in Ukraine

    Memorandum of Civil Society Organizations of Ukraine Representing a wide community of Ukrainian civil society organizations and […]

    6 April 2023

    This must be stopped: Ukrainian human rights defenders have provided the UN with evidence of numerous Russian attacks on Ukrainian hospitals
    This must be stopped: Ukrainian human rights defenders have provided the UN with evidence of numerous Russian attacks on Ukrainian hospitals

    This week, Ukrainian co-authors of the “Destruction and Devastation: One Year of Russia’s Assault on Ukraine’s Health […]

    21 March 2023

    MIHR in the US called for the creation of a special negotiating platform for the release of civilians held by Russia
    MIHR in the US called for the creation of a special negotiating platform for the release of civilians held by Russia

    In February and March, the Media Initiative for Human Rights took an advocacy trip to the United States. MIHR coordinator Tetiana Katrychenko, together with former civilian hostage Lyudmila Huseynova and former prisoner of war Anna Olsen, visited New Haven, New York, and Washington, where they met with scientists, diplomats, and politicians.

    15 March 2023

    “Ukraine’s history is being written in the courtrooms” — Olha Reshetylova at the United for Justice high-level conference in Lviv
    “Ukraine’s history is being written in the courtrooms” — Olha Reshetylova at the United for Justice high-level conference in Lviv

    Participants of the conference, which became a "legal Ramstein", talked about the importance of the cooperation of civil society, state bodies, and international organizations in investigating crimes committed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

    7 March 2023

    One of the options for returning deported children from Russia is to involve other states in the process
    One of the options for returning deported children from Russia is to involve other states in the process

    Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, met with the Ambassador of the Netherlands to […]

    2 March 2023

    MIHR at the European Parliament: an international working group is needed to help liberate civilians from Russian captivity
    MIHR at the European Parliament: an international working group is needed to help liberate civilians from Russian captivity

    On March 1st, MIHR representatives participated in the event organized by the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human […]

    2 March 2023

    On the first anniversary of full-scale Russia’s war against Ukraine, MIHR in the United States called on the international community to facilitate the liberation of Ukrainian hostages
    On the first anniversary of full-scale Russia’s war against Ukraine, MIHR in the United States called on the international community to facilitate the liberation of Ukrainian hostages

    "It is needed to find a mechanism for the release of civilians. Because not only they are being held hostage, but also their families," Lyudmila Huseynova said.

    28 February 2023

    MIHR and former Kremlin prisoners Anna Olsen and Lyudmila Huseynova in the USA took part in a discussion of lawyers working with international crimes
    MIHR and former Kremlin prisoners Anna Olsen and Lyudmila Huseynova in the USA took part in a discussion of lawyers working with international crimes

    During the event, experts discussed the crime of aggression, recent developments at the International Criminal Court, methods of documentation and gathering evidence of atrocities, and challenges in using such evidence.

    25 February 2023

    MIHR at the United Nations Headquarters: Russia is not ready to stop the practice of torturing; a mechanism for liberating civilians from captivity does not exist
    MIHR at the United Nations Headquarters: Russia is not ready to stop the practice of torturing; a mechanism for liberating civilians from captivity does not exist

    The Geneva Conventions apply only to exchanging prisoners of war. Therefore, Ukraine needs a special mechanism to help it return civilians from Russian captivity. Such a mechanism can be a special negotiating platform involving high-level negotiators.

    24 February 2023

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