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    A Ukrainian patriot, imprisoned at 17, has spent half his life in a penal colony in occupied Donetsk
    Enforced disappearances
    A Ukrainian patriot, imprisoned at 17, has spent half his life in a penal colony in occupied Donetsk

    The case of Bohdan Kovalchuk stands apart from the stories of other Ukrainians imprisoned by Russia in […]

    4 March 2025

    Russia kills twice: the deadly tactic of double-tap strikes
    Analytics
    Russia kills twice: the deadly tactic of double-tap strikes

    One of Russia’s tactics in its war against Ukraine is the use of double-tap strikes, which means hitting a target and then attacking it again shortly afterward. Between February 2022 and August 31, 2024, researchers from non-governmental organization Truth Hounds counted up to 36 such attacks across Ukrainian regions, including Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Khmelnytskyi.

    3 March 2025

    Transfer to prison instead of prisoner exchange: civilian captives from occupied Luhansk are being taken to Russia
    Enforced disappearances
    Transfer to prison instead of prisoner exchange: civilian captives from occupied Luhansk are being taken to Russia

    "Everything is very difficult, but I’m holding on and keeping my chin up. Hugs to all of you. I believe that we will see each other again. As Schopenhauer said 300 years ago, everything will happen one way or another", wrote Oleksandr Borysov, a resident of Luhansk, in his first letter to his family after being conveyed to prison. December 24, 2024. Yakutsk, Russia. Borysov is one of several dozen civilians who were seized in the occupied part of Luhansk region before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and have remained imprisoned ever since. At the end of 2024, Russian authorities began transferring them to Russia. Oleksandr was among the first to be transferred.

    20 February 2025

    Negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine: Statement by Ukrainian Human Rights Activists on the Talks between the US and Russia
    Advocacy
    Negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine: Statement by Ukrainian Human Rights Activists on the Talks between the US and Russia

    Agreements between the US and Russia concerning Ukraine have nothing to do with sustainable peace and international security, instead creating additional security, economic, and other threats for the countries that support them.

    19 February 2025

    80% of former detainees interviewed by MIHR experienced violence in Russia – infographic
    Advocacy
    80% of former detainees interviewed by MIHR experienced violence in Russia – infographic

    The Media Initiative for Human Rights is conducting a large-scale study of how Russians treat Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians. During one of the stages, 72 former prisoners held by Russia were interviewed. Among them are 14 civilians and 58 military.

    19 February 2025

    Ukrainian Courts Massively Deny Online Access to Their Hearings — MIHR’s Analytics
    Analytics
    Ukrainian Courts Massively Deny Online Access to Their Hearings — MIHR’s Analytics

    Only three out of 45 petitions submitted by MIHR for online court broadcasts were granted. This is stated in the analytics report presented by MIHR today. MIHR experts emphasize that the lack of online access to hearings significantly limits opportunities for public monitoring of courts, which is critically important during wartime.

    7 February 2025

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