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• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Worse than North Korea and plummeting. Russia hits new depths in Crimea, other occupied parts of Ukraine

Russia is quite openly using terror and repression in occupied Crimea to silence all voices of dissent and of Ukrainian identity with it likely that the situation is at least as bad on other occupied territory


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• War crimes

Preschool teacher abducted by the Russians, tortured and sentenced to 6 years for her refusal to betray Ukraine’

Olha Baranevska was clearly targeted by the Russian invaders of Melitopol for her pro-Ukrainian position and her refusal to take part in the indoctrination that Russia has tried to instil in preschools and schools on occupied territory

• War crimes

Russia sentences three Ukrainian women to 12 years for supporting Ukraine’s defenders

Olha Hulchak, Olena Penza and Yulia Stanika are among an ever-increasing number of Ukrainians sentenced to terms of imprisonment longer than those that murderers or violent criminals get for their patriotism

• War crimes

High-ranking post in Russia for soldier accused of grave war crimes in Ukraine

Sergei Karasyov is the latest of many individuals identified by Ukraine, western investigators and media for their believed role in atrocities during the occupation of Kyiv oblast, whom Russia treats as 'heroes'

• War crimes

Monstrous sentences demanded against nine men abducted from Kherson and savagely tortured for insane Russian show trial

The charges against the men bear no scrutiny, but their absurdity, as well as the clear indications of torture, are clearly of no concern to the ‘judges’

• War crimes

Russian sentenced to life for the killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kharkiv oblast

The court did not take into account Sergei Tuzhilov’s claim that he was “carrying out orders” when he shot dead one Ukrainian prisoner of war and instructed a subordinate to kill another

• War crimes

17-year-old from occupied Mariupol faces 20-year sentence on ‘treason’ charges for wanting to help Ukraine

It is worrying that the Russian FSB has only now reported the 17-year-old Ukrainian patriot’s ‘arrest, as he was clearly seized many months ago

• Access to information   • Research

When Information Starts Working on Its Own

On the role of information resources in the era of a new digital space and artificial intelligence reality: the example of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group’s websites.

• Voices of war

‘Bro-wolfieʼ: The story of a soldier who survived in Mariupol and rebuilt his life

For several years, he has been attending rallies for the liberation of prisoners of war every week. This man, who uses a wheelchair, brings joy to those around him through his constant jokes and by entertaining children. His distinctive appearance has made him a symbol at these events. “Bro-wolfie” reflects on the start of the war, the occupation of Mariupol, and life after losing both legs.

• Voices of war

The Woman Who Didn’t Break. Part Two

We continue the story of Larysa Fesenko, the director of the Lesnastinkovsky Lyceum, who refused to teach her children under Russian flags and for this was imprisoned for 45 days in a Russian torture chamber.

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Documenting war crimes in Ukraine

The global T4P (Tribunal for Putin) initiative was created in response to Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine in February 2022. The participants of the initiative document events that have signs of crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes) in all regions of Ukraine.

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Online Library

Online library of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group. Here you can read or download free books, articles and documents on basic and specific human rights issues

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Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea
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