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“World hot spot” on the map of tortures: UN Special Rapporteur Alice Jill Edwards meets with Ukrainian human rights defenders in Kyiv
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“World hot spot” on the map of tortures: UN Special Rapporteur Alice Jill Edwards meets with Ukrainian human rights defenders in Kyiv

On Friday, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, visited the office of the MIHR […]

8 September 2023

Sailors from the vessel “Donbas”: An unknown page of the heroic defense of Mariupol
Prisoners of war
Sailors from the vessel “Donbas”: An unknown page of the heroic defense of Mariupol

This story began in 2014, when young cadets, who had not betrayed their oath, sang the Ukrainian anthem on the Nakhimov Naval Academy parade ground in Sevastopol. They were singing while the rest of the traitors and the occupiers were replacing the Ukrainian flag with the Russian flag on the flagpole. Eight years later, the former cadets, now sailors, stood up to defend Ukraine. In Mariupol. Side by side with the National Guard and the Azov Regiment. 

1 September 2023

Lyubov Smachylo: Russia must immediately release civilian Ukrainians from captivity
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Lyubov Smachylo: Russia must immediately release civilian Ukrainians from captivity

The Media Initiative for Human Rights is participating in a conference on Ukrainian women abducted and held in captivity by Russia. The event takes place in Ankara.

29 August 2023

“No one was running away.” Former head of Kharkiv Security Service says he is suing SBI, SSU, and the Prosecutor General’s Office
War and justice
“No one was running away.” Former head of Kharkiv Security Service says he is suing SBI, SSU, and the Prosecutor General’s Office

Roman Dudin, the former head of the Kharkiv Security Service, is accused of high treason — allegedly […]

24 August 2023

Punishment for helping Russia and conviction of a Russian military servant: verdicts in war-related cases emerged in July
War and justice
Punishment for helping Russia and conviction of a Russian military servant: verdicts in war-related cases emerged in July

The monitoring of war-related court cases conducted by the MIHR reveals a trend towards a decrease in the number of sentences under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ― violations of the laws and customs of war. In July, only one such sentence appeared in the register of court decisions. However, according to the Prosecutor General's Office, over 100,000 crimes have already been recorded under this article, with investigations underway.

18 August 2023

Russia ignores UN accusations of torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war
Advocacy
Russia ignores UN accusations of torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war

The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, says that the Russian Federation is ignoring a […]

17 August 2023

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