"You can't shut everyone up. If that puts me in prison, then so be it. It's much easier for my voice to be heard all the stronger," said Alexander Skobow on 21 March 2025 Alexander Skobov in court in a security cell - called an aquarium. Photo: Dmitry Zyganov When he was sentenced by the First Western Military Court in Moscow to 16 years in prison for justifying
Гуманітарную дапамогу для беларусаў сабралі нямецкія ўдзельнікі арганізацыі IGFM—Wittlich 15 чэрвеня 2025 года на склад праваабарончай арганізацыі «Наш дом» пад Вільнюсам прыбыў цалкам загружаны грузавік аб'ёмам 90 кубічных метраў з гуманітарнай дапамогай. Груз — 15 тон адзення, мэблі, рэчаў побыту і школьных прылад — быў сабраны арганізацыяй IGFM-Wittlich у Германіі і цяпер размеркаваны сярод беларускіх і ўкраінскіх бежанцаў у Літве. У тую раніцу больш за 30 беларусаў з Вільнюса сабраліся,
German MP Michael Gahler addressed the European Parliament MP Michael Gahler in the European Parliament: The fate of Ukrainians under Russian control is appalling. In the photo on the right, Konstantin Zinovkin He outlined the problem of Ukrainians being held captive by the Russian Federation. Here is an excerpt from his speech: If we look at the physical condition of most of the released Ukrainians during the prisoner
A delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment conducted an unscheduled monitoring visit to the Republic of Moldova. During the inspection, it was found that in some penitentiary institutions the cells are still overcrowded and the sanitary facilities are in need of repair. During ten days, representatives of the committee visited penitentiaries No. 6 in Soroka, No. 2 in Lipkany and
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a fact sheet on the situation of civilian casualties in Ukraine for April 2025. With at least 209 civilians killed and 1,146 injured, the number of civilian casualties in April was 23 per cent higher than in March 2025, and 84 per cent higher than in April 2024. April was also the deadliest month for civilians since
On 4 June, we remember the children who were killed by the Russian war of aggression The photo was taken with artificial intelligence. We do not know how many there really are - mass graves near Mariupol and in occupied cities remain undiscovered. Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, at least 631 children have been killed and over 1,975 injured - many of
Russian human rights activist Lev Ponomarev will hold the second part of the seminar ‘The Role of Human Rights in the Modern World’ 6 June, Friday, 18:30 - 20:00 📍Espace Libertés | Reforum Space Paris The role of human rights in the modern world. Part 2 Seminar by Lev Ponomarev ‘... We begin our seminar in the days when the world is frozen in uncertainty - whether the fratricidal war
On 27 May, ISHR Secretary General Matthias K. Boehning participated in a letter-writing workshop in Berlin, co-organised by ISHR and the human rights organisation Libereco. The event focused on writing postcards to Ukrainian civilian prisoners detained by Russian authorities and sending letters of appeal to the Russian Embassy. With about 20 participants, the workshop produced 50 postcards and 60 appeal letters. Special guest Liusiena Zinovkina, wife of a detained
Preschool children dressed in Soviet military uniforms with flags for Victory Day. Photo from the propaganda telegram of the LuhanMedia channel Russia's militarisation of Ukrainian children is a crime against their identity The International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) strongly condemns the forced militarisation and ideological indoctrination of Ukrainian preschool children in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. Current research shows that even small children in the occupied parts
On 24 February 2024, 19-year-old student and anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva was arrested in Saint Petersburg. Daria holds her mother's hand while the judge reads the judgement. Photo: Sota Vision On 24 February 2024, 19-year-old student and anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva was arrested in Saint Petersburg. The charge: she had placed a printout of the poem "Testament" by Taras Shevchenko on his memorial. The quoted lines read: "Bury