Menu
War crimes
‘Russia has systematically committed enforced disappearances in the same scenario’. T4P Initiative presents new research

Russia’s long-term war against Ukraine and the recent years of full-scale Russian invasion have added to the history of atrocities. Enforced disappearances have become one of the darkest pages of this history. Lists of Ukrainians to be disposed of, children illegally detained in the temporarily occupied territories, and families still searching for their loved ones. 5340 victims. The global initiative T4P (Tribunal for Putin) discussed this during the research presentation on enforced disappearances.

Absence of law and international control

What happens to Ukrainian civilians in Russian captivity.

Russia-Ukraine war: what does filtration mean?

Filtration is a violent, unregulated screening of the personal data of detained people, their social contacts, views and attitudes towards the occupying state, their safety for the authorities or services of the occupying state, as well as their willingness and consent to cooperate with the authorities or services of the occupying state.

Nothing is sacred

The Russian occupiers destroyed hundreds of religious buildings and kidnapped, tortured, killed, and wounded dozens of priests... This was discussed at a press conference on the Russian occupier’s war crimes against Ukrainian religious communities and clergy.

Shelling of civilians: The T4P Initiative has prepared a submission to the International Criminal Court. Press Release

On August 22, the T4P Initiative presented a document to the International Criminal Court regarding attacks on Ukrainian civilians by Russian troops.

The Torture of Ukrainian soldiers and imprisoned civilians

On 26 June 1987, the UN Convention Against Torture (and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment) came into effect. At present, 173 States, including Ukraine and Russia, have signed and ratified the Convention.

A Year of Full-Scale Russia-Ukraine War: the Kharkiv Region

In total, our organization documented 9,252 incidents in the Kharkiv Region during the reporting period. When classified by type of event, the most recorded incidents were related to shelling or bombing—information about at least 6,048 such incidents was collected.

270 days of full-scale Russia-Ukraine war in the Kharkiv Region

In this article, we publish a summary of the events that took place in the Kharkiv Region during the first 270 days of the full-scale Russia-Ukraine war (February 24 - November 20, 2022) and were documented by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group in the “T4P” initiative database.

Genocide and the acts defined by that crime: Some thoughts

The deliberate actions of the enemy’s forces in Ukraine, its missile attacks on civilian targets and crucial infrastructure, and intentional mass murder together point to a single goal: genocide.

Mariupol, an Example of Genocide

Yevgeny Zakharov (KHPG) and Tatyana Samoderzhenkova (Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union) identify genocidal acts by Russia’s armed forces against the inhabitants of Mariupol.

Half a Year of the Full-Scale War in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv Region

Incidents in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region recorded by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group during the first 180 days of the full-scale Russia-Ukraine war (February 24–August 22, 2022).

The First 150 Days of the Full-Scale War in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv Region

Incidents in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region recorded by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group during the first 150 days of the full-scale Russia-Ukraine war (February 24 – July 23, 2022).