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An activist from Nova Kakhovka, Oleksandr (his surname withheld for security reasons), filmed the dismantling of Lenin monuments across the Kherson region before the full-scale invasion. After the occupation began, he became a target for the Russians. He was tortured for two weeks in order to force him to reveal the identities of other civic leaders in the city and to “cooperate” with the occupiers.
25 June 2025
The European Parliament held a debate on the draft resolution “The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine: the dramatic situation of illegally detained Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war.” The document condemns the widespread unlawful detention of Ukrainians, torture, fabricated charges, and inhumane conditions of imprisonment.
17 June 2025
It was not her first encounter with the occupiers — and it would not be the last one. But the next time, the Russians would not be so pointedly polite. A few months later, Liubov would be tortured by members of the Russian Armed Forces because of her son and her alleged transmission of coordinates to Ukrainian defenders. She shared her story with the MIHR.
10 June 2025
Together with an expert in International Humanitarian Law, we analyzed how the law regulates "civilian" exchanges, what needs improvement in this process, and whom Ukraine handed over to Russia.
6 June 2025
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
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