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Ukraine: Russian sham trials of prisoners of war in Mariupol ‘illegal and unacceptable’

Any moves by Russian-backed armed groups to try Ukrainian prisoners of war in a so-called ‘international tribunal’ in Mariupol are...

RUSSIAN FEDERATION/UKRAINE: Crimean Human Rights Lawyers Disbarred

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 75/22 BELOW On 15 July, lawyers Lilya Gemedzhi, Rustem Kyamilev and Nazim Sheikhmambetov were disbarred...

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UN Security Council must prioritize accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine

A UN Security Council session due to take place today must urgently prioritize civilian protection and accountability for the litany...

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Artist’s Pretrial Detention Extended Again

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 36/22 UPDATE 2 HERE On 29 July a court extended the pretrial detention of artist...

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Activist Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 71/22 BELOW On 15 July, a court in Krasnodar (southern Russia) sentenced Andrei Pivovarov to...

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Russia: Charging 92 members of Ukraine’s military with ‘crimes against humanity’ brazenly undermines fair trial rights

Responding to the news that 92 members of the Ukrainian armed forces have reportedly been charged with “crimes against humanity”,...

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Activist Sentenced to Imprisonment

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 34/21, UPDATE 4 HERE On 27 May, the Sovetskii District Court in Nizhnii Novgorod sentenced...

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UN/Syria: Russian veto of cross-border mechanism a blow to human rights

Responding to the Russian veto on extending a UN Security Council draft resolution that would have renewed the provision of...

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Jailed Ukrainian Denied Urgent Medical Care

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 64/22 BELOW Ukrainian citizen Oleksandr Marchenko is serving a ten-year sentence in Russia for espionage...

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Artist’s Detention Prolonged

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 36/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW On 30 May a court extended the pretrial detention of artist...

Ukraine: hundreds killed in relentless Russian shelling of Kharkiv – new investigation

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv by indiscriminate Russian shelling using widely banned cluster...

Ukraine: Russian forces must face justice for war crimes in Kyiv Oblast – new investigation

Russian forces must face justice for a series of war crimes committed in the region northwest of Kyiv, Amnesty International...

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