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Joint Statement of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court

Urgent Call for Action: States Must Act Now to Protect the International Criminal Court from Unlawful US Attacks

Statement of Ukrainian Non-Governmental Organizations on the Impossibility of Holding Democratic Elections without the Sustainable Peace

Democracy in war time must be protected even more than during peace time because the cost of a mistake or loss of trust is extremely high.

Russia’s weaponization of elections in Ukraine given unexpected boost by President Trump

Putin has long sought to control Ukraine through elections, but this time the dictator's lies have been taken up by the new US President who not only called Ukraine's President a 'dictator' but also accused him of causing Russia's full-scale invasion

Inadmissible evidence in examinations

It is quite obvious that charges cannot be based on illegal evidence. The standards of proof in criminal proceedings should be clear and comply with the CPC. Is this really the case? Does the court exercise proper judicial control, does it evaluate evidence in accordance with the CPC?

Do today’s HACC decisions comply with European practice?

In continuation of the discussion started by Tetyana Kozachenko in her article “Can a huge bail replace justice”.

Can a huge bail replace justice?

The unrealized public demand for fighting corruption has led the law enforcement and judicial systems to imitate it. One of the methods of this imitation was the openly repressive nature of anti-corruption proceedings, especially at the pre-trial investigation stage.

Former Crimean Tatar political prisoner slams call from freed Russian dissidents to ease sanctions against Russia

The calls from Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin are, frankly, baffling, and not only, as Nariman Dzhelyal points out, because the sanctions really are hitting the Putin regime

Arm Ukraine! An Open Letter From Human Rights Defenders To The Governments And Civil Societies Of Free And Democratic Nations

Vienna, 10 December 2023 — Numerous human rights activists, some long active in the former Soviet Union, have signed an open letter urging free and democratic nations to provide Ukraine with military assistance it needs to resist Russian aggression.

Kharkiv Human Rights Group’s position regarding the detention and prosecution of Kostyantyn Zhevago

KHPG sees political persecution in the investigation of businessman Konstantin Zhevago and opposes his extradition to Ukraine.

Conflicting values and conflicting narratives: the case of Russia’s war on Ukraine

Putin’s war in Europe against democratic values is only the first wide scale assault on the West. The great dictatorial and conquering empires of the past are waking up in Moscow, Istanbul and Beijing.

Necessary conditions

Speech by Oleksandr Cherkasov, chairman of the board of the Memorial Human Rights Center, at a conference organized by the Committee of Mathematicians and Memorial in support of Azat Miftakhov.

Former HR Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova on her dismissal, 4 years of work, Ukrainians in occupied areas

KHPG spoke to a former human rights ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova who was recently sacked with quite a scandal. Mrs Denisova says that she knows the real reason for her dismissal but prefers not to disclose it to prevent possible damage.

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