Yana Ilkiv - MIHR

Enforced disappearances

For the First Time to Life Imprisonment: How a Russian Court Sentenced a Family from Melitopol

The Southern District Military Court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don sentenced three civilians from Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia Region in a case involving explosions in the city. 31-year-old Artem Murdid was sentenced to life imprisonment; his common-law wife, 28-year-old Hanna Voshkoder, was handed down a sentence of 20 years in a general regime colony. Artem’s 50-year-old mother, Hanna Murdid, received 22 years.

4 June 2025

Advocacy

Tribunal for Putin: leaders of the non-Western world remain reluctant to hold Russia accountable for the war against Ukraine

While the West has firmly supported the initiative to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Russian Aggression Against Ukraine, many governments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America continue to keep at bay. These pressing issues were the focus of an open discussion titled “Beyond the West: the Global Vision of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression” hosted by the MIHR.

30 May 2025

Advocacy

The Return of Deported Children: What Does the Global South Think?

The Media Initiative for Human Rights has prepared an analytical note based on a survey conducted among participants of the international conference Crimea Global. Understanding Ukraine through the South. The survey assessed the level of public awareness in their countries and their willingness to support the implementation of Point 4 of President Zelenskyi’s Peace Formula — the return of all deported children, prisoners of war, and civilians from Russian captivity.

8 May 2025