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Enforced disappearances

MIHR discovered a torture chamber in Sumy Region: a victim recognized all of it

Boromlia and Trostianets are population centers in the Okhtyrka community of Sumy Region. At the start of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, they came under occupation. The invaders kidnapped, tortured, and killed civilians. MIHR came here on a field mission and discovered five sites where Russians illegally detained civilians. In Boromlia, people were held on the premises of a local enterprise, and in Trostianets – at the railway station, brick factory, grain silo, and police department.

27 December 2023

Other war crimes

The Russians were already gone: the mysterious disappearance of Irpin resident Oleksandr Synhaievskyi

According to the National Police, as of July 2023, 317 people were reported missing in action during […]

21 December 2023

Enforced disappearances

For the first time, the UN illegally has recorded the problem of Ukrainian civilian hostages held by Russia: what will it do?

On 19 December, 2023, the UN General Assembly adopted an updated resolution on the situation of human […]

19 December 2023

Advocacy

The Media Initiative for Human Rights joined the Council on Human Rights, Gender Equality and Diversity at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Olga Reshetylova, the head of the Media Initiative for Human Rights, took part in the inaugural meeting of the council.

19 December 2023

Advocacy

“The persecution of civilians in the occupied territories is a systematic practice of the Russian Federation, as well as a tool for establishing occupation power,” — Olha Reshetylova

This was stated by Olha Reshetylova, Head of the Media Initiative for Human Rights, during her speech at the event within the framework of the 22nd Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute in New York.

14 December 2023

Enforced disappearances

How the Russians occupied Chernihiv Region: names of commanders and alleged perpetrators

“We came to liberate you." This is how Russian invaders responded to the residents of Chernihiv Region in February-March 2022. During this time, they committed numerous crimes against civilians. To document these, MIHR went to the village of Shestovytsia, where in March last year Russian troops established their headquarters.

12 December 2023