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    The Length of Prison Sentences Increased by 300%: Russia is Prosecuting Ukrainians Harsher than Before the Full-Scale War
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    The Length of Prison Sentences Increased by 300%: Russia is Prosecuting Ukrainians Harsher than Before the Full-Scale War

    On March 31, the Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform presented a research paper on Russia’s policy of prosecution of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war, which has clear signs of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

    31 March 2025

    Exhibition on Ukrainian Civilians Illegally Detained by Russia Opens in Budapest
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    Exhibition on Ukrainian Civilians Illegally Detained by Russia Opens in Budapest

    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

    British musician released a track based on the story of Maksym Butkevych’s captivity
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    British musician released a track based on the story of Maksym Butkevych’s captivity

    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

    For the First Time since Nuremberg: Strasbourg Takes a Step towards a Tribunal for Russia for the Crime of Aggression
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    For the First Time since Nuremberg: Strasbourg Takes a Step towards a Tribunal for Russia for the Crime of Aggression

    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

    Closed Trials and Fake Verdicts: Evidence of Russia’s Judicial System Crimes against Ukrainians Presented in Geneva
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    Closed Trials and Fake Verdicts: Evidence of Russia’s Judicial System Crimes against Ukrainians Presented in Geneva

    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

    Arbitrariness without Borders: Russian Torturers from Crimea Abuse Ukrainians in Newly Occupied Territories
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    Arbitrariness without Borders: Russian Torturers from Crimea Abuse Ukrainians in Newly Occupied Territories

    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

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