Reports

Today, 17 March 2023, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) issued warrants of arrest for two individuals in the context of the situation in Ukraine: Mr Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and…

GENEVA/ VIENNA (16 March 2023) – Russian authorities have committed a wide range of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in various regions of Ukraine, many of which amount to war crimes,…

Human Rights Council Fifty-second session 27 February–31 March 2023 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Summary In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 49/1, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine outlines…

SC/15226 9280TH MEETING* (AM) Other Briefers Declare Russian Language Gradually Being Destroyed The Security Council heard today dissenting assertions from three briefers — two calling attention to Russophobia in Ukraine and one countering that claim as a colonial endeavour…

We have reached 3 million Ukrainians I recently visited several areas in southern Ukraine. It is difficult to put into words the extent of the devastation I saw. After many months of intense fighting and shelling, several…

Volunteer instructors from the Kyiv regional organization of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society held information sessions on the dangers of mines and explosive remnants of war at the Myrchanka gymnasium of the Borodianka village council. Information sessions…

Three to eight people die every week in the Izium district of Kharkiv region as a result of mine injuries. These are the statistics provided by the Kharkiv Regional State Administration for the Izium district and the…

Ukraine: Perils of War for Children in Institutions Russia Should End Deportations; Kyiv, Allies Should Support Families The Ukraine war has had traumatic and devastating consequences for children in residential institutions, including forcible transfers to Russia and separation…

OPERATIONAL CONTEXT: • The war in Ukraine has devastated the lives of millions of people, and women from vulnerable groups, such as women and girls with disabilities, are disproportionately affected. 70% of all internally displaced people are women, who face…

By Celine Schmitt and Alina Kovalenko in Dnipro, Ukraine No one has been left unscathed by the war in Dnipro. From the injured, traumatized and displaced, to those doing their best to help them, six people share…