Thanks to @FCDOGovUK, we had two very intensive days in London, meeting diplomats, MPs, and officials to discuss how to achieve accountability for the Russian atrocities in Ukraine

Justice as it is

At the @OSCE #WarsawHDC, the MIHR, @zminaUkraine, and @omctorg presented a large-scale study of Russia’s crimes in the occupied territories of Ukraine. It is about the torture and persecution of Ukrainians on political and ideological grounds. During the discussion, they also…

“The Moscow Mechanism report on civilian persecution is brilliant, but if left without action, we won't achieve results. For Ukrainian HRDs and detained civilians' families, the result is their release," said @OReshetylova, MIHR head, at the side event of @UKRinOSCE during the…

Today, MIHR head @OReshetylova and Judge Joanna Korner from @IntlCrimCourt had the privilege of opening the 1st plenary session of the #WarsawHDC. The discussion focused on International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in the context of the ongoing war. Olga…

🌐 The 1st plenary session of the #WarsawHDC focused on the need to uphold International Humanitarian Law #IHL & International Human Rights Law #IHRL during armed conflicts. 🔻Participants discussed how conflicts, such as the war in 🇺🇦 #Ukraine, lead to severe human rights…

The MIHR will host three side events as part of the @OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. One of them is “How Russia Persecutes Ukrainians: Reconstruction of Crimes Committed in Three Regions of Ukraine”. Our team will present the second part of its analysis on the detention…

Olha Reshetylova, Head of the Media Initiative for Human Rights, and Matthew Holliday, @TheICMP Director of European Programs, signed a partnership memorandum. The signing of the memorandum is a logical continuation of the close cooperation between the MIHR and the ICMP, which…

Bohdan Shcherba Date of disappearance: February 26, 2022 Place of disappearance: Lubianka village, Kyiv region Bohdan Shcherba, a mechanical fitter who worked at a brick factory in the village of Lubianka, Kyiv region, was abducted by Russians on February 26, 2022. It was the…

In May 2024, the Pavlohrad Town District Court sentenced Serhii Dubinskyi in absentia. In 2014, he was a colonel in the #Russian GRU [Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation], leading the Intelligence Department of the ‘DNR.’ He was…

Kherson is the only regional center the Russians captured after February 24, 2022. Despite the city being under occupation from the first days of the full-scale invasion, its residents actively protested against the invaders. People were not deterred even when the Russians…

“Different units of the Russian Armed Forces committed similar crimes against civilians at one time on different occupied territories of Ukraine. Among the repeated actions were similar scenarios of detention, interrogations, practices of torture, or inhumane treatment. The…

Vitaliy Kuznetsov Date of disappearance: April 12, 2022 Place of disappearance: Mariupol, Donetsk region Vitaliy Kuznetsov is a resident of the village of Pryshyb, Bashtanka district, Mykolaiv region. He worked as a school bus driver. On February 26, 2022, along with other…

“I do not identify with the defendant — I am here to ensure the balance of justice and fairness”, — the lawyer of the Russian military Yuliia Shuliak is a Ukrainian lawyer who represents Russian military personnel accused of war crimes in court. In an interview with MIHR, she…

The exhibition “OLENIVKA: The Quintessence of Cruelty” has opened in Kyiv. It is dedicated to the second anniversary of the tragedy in the Olenivka colony, where more than 50 members of the Azov regiment were killed on the night of July 28-29, 2022. Photo by Viktor Kovalchuk

The International Committee of the Red Cross is the only organization with a mandate to visit prisoners in detention without hindrance.

At today`s @OSCE PC we reiterated our condolences to the families of #MH17 victims - victims of 🇷🇺war against 🇺🇦 Citing @DmytroKuleba: “In fact, russia murdered the victims of MH17 twice. First, with a missile. Second, with lies that abused their memory and hurt their relatives”

MIHR, @omctorg and @zminaUkraine have investigated 63 cases of human rights violations in the occupied territories of Ukraine. 38 of these cases were related to torture. 18% of respondents reported sexual violence. These findings are included in our joint report with colleagues.…

Started the presentation of the analytical report: "Ukraine's Efforts in Searching for Missing Persons and Family Support" Participants: – Aliona Luniova, Advocacy Manager at ZMINA Human Rights Center; – Olena Bieliachkova, Coordinator for Groups of Families of Prisoners of War…

Olha Reshetylova, Head of the Media Initiative for Human Rights, took part in a meeting with the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, @CasparVeldkamp, during his first visit to Kyiv. Moreover, Ukraine became the first country that Mr. Veldkamp visited immediately…