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MIHR and former Kremlin prisoners Anna Olsen and Lyudmila Huseynova in the USA took part in a discussion of lawyers working with international crimes
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MIHR and former Kremlin prisoners Anna Olsen and Lyudmila Huseynova in the USA took part in a discussion of lawyers working with international crimes

During the event, experts discussed the crime of aggression, recent developments at the International Criminal Court, methods of documentation and gathering evidence of atrocities, and challenges in using such evidence.

25 February 2023

MIHR at the United Nations Headquarters: Russia is not ready to stop the practice of torturing; a mechanism for liberating civilians from captivity does not exist
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MIHR at the United Nations Headquarters: Russia is not ready to stop the practice of torturing; a mechanism for liberating civilians from captivity does not exist

The Geneva Conventions apply only to exchanging prisoners of war. Therefore, Ukraine needs a special mechanism to help it return civilians from Russian captivity. Such a mechanism can be a special negotiating platform involving high-level negotiators.

24 February 2023

The first captives on February 24: how it happened. Stories of Ukrainian soldiers
Prisoners of war
The first captives on February 24: how it happened. Stories of Ukrainian soldiers

On the morning of February 24, the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir […]

24 February 2023

While a mother is in Russian captivity, her little son has been collecting money to buy her a ticket home — at Yale University, MIHR talked about female prisoners
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While a mother is in Russian captivity, her little son has been collecting money to buy her a ticket home — at Yale University, MIHR talked about female prisoners

The story of Olha was told by a former civil hostage Lyudmila Huseynova at the panel discussion at Yale University. Together with the combat medic Anna Olsen, a former prisoner of war, and Tetiana Katrychenko, the coordinator of MIHR, they have started an advocacy trip to the United States.

23 February 2023

Russia’s secret prison. Some 650 Ukrainians are being held in Pretrial Detention Facility No. 2 in Bryansk Region
Enforced disappearances
Russia’s secret prison. Some 650 Ukrainians are being held in Pretrial Detention Facility No. 2 in Bryansk Region

A secret prison located in the town of Novozybkov, approximately 170 kilometers from Chernihiv in Bryansk Region, […]

23 February 2023

Supporting civil society will help Ukraine’s fight
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Supporting civil society will help Ukraine’s fight

The rights of everyone in Ukraine, including soldiers, should be respected. Ukraine has told the world it is fighting for a rights-based society, and now it must live up to this within its armed services. Here are some recommendations that could help create better support for Ukraine’s civil society, including recent recruits to the military.

22 February 2023

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