News - MIHR

“We need a hybrid court that will prosecute Russians. Without this, there will be no effective justice”, — a new tribunal was called for at the OSCE Human Dimension Conference

Today, within the OSCE Annual Human Dimension Conference framework, the Ukraine 5 AM Coalition organized a public discussion ”In Search of Justice. What should the architecture of justice in Ukraine look like based on the experience of victims and the needs of the justice system.”

2 October 2024

“We need to be one war ahead”, — Olha Reshetylova said at the OSCE Warsaw Conference

Olha Reshetylova, Head of the Media Initiative for Human Rights, opened the first plenary session of the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference with an opening speech. The human rights activist began her speech with a proposal to observe a minute of silence to honor the memory of Ukrainians who died as a result of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.

1 October 2024

How to Accelerate the Identification of Those Killed or Missing in the War

As of September 26, 2024, the Unified Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances, operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, contains 55,000 records of people missing during the war. As of August 2024, the Register recorded 2,410 unidentified bodies (remains). MIHR has prepared an analytical report on the issues related to the identification of the deceased, how to expedite this process, and what to do if a relative has gone missing in the war.

30 September 2024

In the Luhansk Region, a Village Head, Tortured by Russians, Escaped from the Occupation

Because she was a patriot and refused to collaborate with the Russians, Halyna Hlobchasta, the head of Makiyivka and Hrekivka villages in the Luhansk Region? became a target for the occupiers. She was abducted, detained, and tortured within the walls of the Makiyivka school, where she had worked for many years. Eventually, she escaped from occupation with her husband and now lives in the Ukraine-controlled territory.

27 September 2024

Forceful undress, polygraphs, and interrogations about Biolabs. Stories of combat medics who survived Russian captivity

At least 50 Ukrainian military medics are being held in Russian captivity. In addition, Russia holds many civilian doctors and nurses, subjecting them to beatings, interrogations, and baseless criminal charges.

24 September 2024

Prisoners of war

Azov fighter Yaroslav Kozyriev’s Mother, “I Reached a Point Where I Didn’t Understand Why I Had to Get out of Bed.” The Story of Captivity

“My mornings begin with a prayer to God, asking Him to strengthen my son, protect him from evil people and torture. And that’s the last thing I think about before falling asleep,” Iryna Kozyrieva, mother of an Azov Brigade soldier, says through tears. Her son Yaroslav has been held in Russian captivity for 29 months. However, under the Geneva Conventions, he should have been exchanged two years ago.

16 September 2024