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Russia: 7 years in prison for anti-war stickers

2023-11-17T10:41:39+01:00

Artist Sasha Skochilenko sentenced to 7 years in prison for anti-war stickers On November 16, 2023, the Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced Sasha Skochilenko, accused of spreading false information about the Russian army, to 7 years in prison. After the verdict was announced, many people who had come to the court to support Sasha began chanting "Shame!" loudly, and Sasha herself was escorted out of the courtroom to

Russia: 7 years in prison for anti-war stickers2023-11-17T10:41:39+01:00

Ukrainian human rights defender disappeared in Russian captivity

2023-11-10T10:47:15+01:00

Maksym Butkevych is missing The founder of the ZMINA Human Rights Centre, Ukrainian journalist and military man of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Maksym Butkevych, has disappeared in Russian captivity. In the summer of 2022, Maksym Butkevych, who had joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was captured by Russia in eastern Ukraine. He was later found in the pre-trial detention centre in Luhansk. In March 2023, the so-called court of

Ukrainian human rights defender disappeared in Russian captivity2023-11-10T10:47:15+01:00

Hygiene kits for Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions

2023-12-05T11:44:14+01:00

ISHR team conducted a humanitarian aid campaign in two Ukrainian territorial communities In October 2023 our team visited Stepnohirska territorial community in Zaporizhzhia region. The purpose of our visit was to distribute 500 hygiene kits and 250 warming kits to people in need. October has been a very busy month for our team. We are very pleased to have been able to help so many individuals and families who have

Hygiene kits for Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions2023-12-05T11:44:14+01:00

MEMORIAL and „Voices of War“ at the Frankfurt Book Fair

2023-10-19T15:50:00+02:00

Ukraine: making the „unimaginable tangible“ through „Voices of War“ - in the spirit of IGFM The project of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group „Voices of War“ has been close to IGFM's heart from the very beginning. IGFM has always been an organisation that gives a voice to victims and witnesses of human rights violations. This has been the "spirit" of IGFM for more than half a century. That is

MEMORIAL and „Voices of War“ at the Frankfurt Book Fair2023-10-19T15:50:00+02:00

Bringing warmth to Ukrainian families

2023-12-05T11:33:57+01:00

Humanitarian aid campaign in Kyiv and Poltava regions ISHR team continues to support Ukrainians in need. In October 2023, we donated warming and hygiene kits to the families of Petrivska territorial community in Kyiv region. There are never too many good deeds! Stay kind Be with ISHR!           Our team also distributed warming and hygiene kits to the residents of Mirhorodska territorial community in Poltava region. The

Bringing warmth to Ukrainian families2023-12-05T11:33:57+01:00

Humanitarian aid campaign in Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions

2023-12-04T12:00:43+01:00

ISHR team helps Ukrainian territorial communities During the humanitarian aid campaign in Putivl territorial community (Sumy region), our team distributed hygiene kits. One kit is enough for 3 people and can be used for three months. Stay kind Be with ISHR!         ISHR team distributed hygiene kits and kits with blankets and warm clothes to the residents of Vilniansk territorial community in Zaporizhzhia region. Every time we go

Humanitarian aid campaign in Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions2023-12-04T12:00:43+01:00

OHCHR: Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (1 February – 31 July 2023)

2023-10-05T13:18:17+02:00

OHCHR: Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (1 February – 31 July 2023) This thirty-sixth report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the human rights situation in Ukraine covers the period from 1 February 2023 to 31 July 2023. Between 1 February and 31 July 2023, OHCHR recorded 4,621 civilian casualties, with 1,028 persons killed and 3,593 injured (1,883 men, 1,294 women, 139

OHCHR: Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (1 February – 31 July 2023)2023-10-05T13:18:17+02:00

Computers for Ukrainian children

2023-10-04T11:09:05+02:00

ISHR team set up three computer labs One of the most important priorities of our team is to provide children with the opportunity to receive a quality and comfortable education and the chance for personal development. We are working hard in this direction and have already set up three computer labs in Putivl (Sumy region) as part of the socialisation programme we are developing with the teachers of Lyceum No.

Computers for Ukrainian children2023-10-04T11:09:05+02:00

Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief declared a foreign agent

2023-09-29T12:42:09+02:00

Dmitry Muratov declared a foreign agent In early September 2023, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation declared Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov a foreign agent. Later, Dmitry Muratov announced that he leaves his post as editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta for the duration of the court proceedings regarding the inclusion of his name in the register of foreign agents. Muratov himself strongly disagreed with the decision of the Ministry

Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief declared a foreign agent2023-09-29T12:42:09+02:00

June 2023. ISHR humanitarian aid in Ukraine

2023-08-03T12:40:28+02:00

ISHR team helps Ukrainians affected by the war At the beginning of June, our team visited Putivl (Sumy region). We distributed 600 individual kits to help people survive the winter. Each kit contained a pillow, blanket and bed linen. Stay kind Be with ISHR!       Our team visited Bila Tserkva (Kyiv region) to install a water purification system, assess repairs to the sanitary facilities of a psycho-neurological institution and

June 2023. ISHR humanitarian aid in Ukraine2023-08-03T12:40:28+02:00
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