War and justice

Medvedev’s case: how a Russian paratrooper has been on trial in Irpin for several months

Andrey Medvedev is a Russian paratrooper who was captured in the Kherson region. He is accused of […]

9 August 2023

Death Basement in Yahidne: the Court Started Hearing the Case on the Merits

On August 3, Prosecutor Serhii Krupko announced an indictment in the case of holding captive almost all […]

7 August 2023

“An ordinary person.” In the Mykolaiv region, a woman is on trial for “turning in” a veteran, but half of the village does not believe it

In the spring of 2022, Russian troops seized Kherson and moved on to Mykolaiv. At that time, […]

3 August 2023

“Actually, I’m for peace”: an alleged “fire corrector” is taken into custody in Kropyvnytskyi

A 20-year-old man was taken into custody in the Leninsky District Court of Kropyvnytskyi. He is suspected of high treason. The MIHR journalist was present at the hearing.

28 July 2023

Convicting Putin: how the full-scale war changed Ukraine’s attitude towards the crime of aggression

“The beginning of the end of Russia’s impunity for the crime of aggression” – this is how […]

20 July 2023

Overloaded courts and formal case processing: What is happening in war-related trials?

The problems of war-related legal proceedings and ways to solve them are summarized in a new analytical […]

18 July 2023

How are war-related court cases progressing? Interim findings of MIHR monitoring

The Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) conducts analysis, provides coverage, and raises awareness about important developments […]

17 July 2023

12 shots in the back: the court questioned the witnesses and aggrieved in the case of civilians’ shooting in Kyiv Region

In March, two Russian military shot two civilians near Mriya Village in Kyiv Region. They were shooting […]

7 July 2023

Blogger Chernetska was left under house arrest but allowed to go to a shelter and see a doctor

The Kyiv Court of Appeal partially upheld the appeal of the defense of blogger Inna Chernetska, suspected […]

26 June 2023

Nine Russian soldiers convicted of war crimes in Bucha: analyzing the first verdict

Irpin City Court convicted nine Russian soldiers in absentia for the war crime of ill-treatment of a […]

22 June 2023