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

    85 Ukrainians, including two children, became victims of wartime sexual violence last year — UN report
    Other war crimes
    85 Ukrainians, including two children, became victims of wartime sexual violence last year — UN report

    The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine states that it has data on 52 men, 31 women, and two minors who suffered from war-related sexual violence in 2023. These crimes were committed against both civilians and prisoners of war.

    24 April 2024

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

    Russia Sentenced Two Ukrainians to 12 and 11 Years of Strict Regime Imprisonment after Accusing Them of Attempting to Assassinate the Occupation “Mayor” of Berdiansk
    Other war crimes
    Russia Sentenced Two Ukrainians to 12 and 11 Years of Strict Regime Imprisonment after Accusing Them of Attempting to Assassinate the Occupation “Mayor” of Berdiansk

    The Southern District Military Court of Russia has announced the verdict for Vitalii Rastorhuiev and Volodymyr Kryvtsun. The men were accused of preparing an act of international terrorism for allegedly intending to blow up a car carrying the head of the occupation military and civil administration in Berdiansk, as the publication Crimean Process reports.

    18 April 2024

    Two years in the hell of captivity: families of the marines — defenders of Mariupol ask to get the soldiers out of captivity
    Prisoners of war
    Two years in the hell of captivity: families of the marines — defenders of Mariupol ask to get the soldiers out of captivity

    On Saturday, April 13, relatives of marines, medics, and all those who have been defending Mariupol for 86 days gathered on Independence Square in Kyiv. Wives, mothers, and children came to a peaceful rally in the center of the capital to remind them that more than 1,500 Mariupol defenders had been in captivity for two years.

    14 April 2024

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