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SOTAvision: Fragments of a letter from 19-year-old Dasha Kozyreva, convicted for poetry by Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko

ishr_online2025-07-22T12:47:55+02:0022. July 2025|

St Petersburg activist Dasha Kozyreva began to be persecuted almost from the very beginning of the war, in the spring of 2022, when she was just 17 years old. Fragments of a letter from 19-year-old Dasha Kozyreva, convicted for poetry by Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko Then the girl wrote on a city installation dedicated to the ‘twinning’ of St. Petersburg and occupied Mariupol the phrase "Murderers, you bombed

ISHR support for political prisoners in Russia

ishr_online2025-07-09T16:25:42+02:009. July 2025|

"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

IGFM-Wittlich sent humanitarian aid to Belarusian refugees in Lithuania

ishr_online2025-06-25T12:58:11+02:0025. June 2025|

Humanitarian aid for Belarusians was collected by German participants of the IGFM—Wittlich organisation On 15 June 2025, a fully loaded truck with 90 cubic metres of humanitarian aid arrived at the warehouse of the human rights organisation ‘Our House’ near Vilnius. The cargo - 15 tonnes of clothes, furniture, household items and school supplies - was collected by IGFM-Wittlich in Germany and is now being distributed among Belarusian and Ukrainian

MP Michael Gahler in the European Parliament: The fate of Ukrainians under Russian control is appalling.

ishr_online2025-07-17T17:21:11+02:0018. June 2025|

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

Overcrowded cells and unsanitary conditions: problems in Moldovan prisons

ishr_online2025-06-16T08:51:40+02:0016. June 2025|

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

Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Ucraine

ishr_online2025-06-13T14:05:04+02:0013. June 2025|

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

ishr_online2025-06-05T16:08:15+02:004. June 2025|

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

Lev Ponomarev Seminar: The Role of Human Rights in the Modern World

ishr_online2025-06-02T09:54:15+02:002. June 2025|

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

SG Participates in Letter-Writing Workshop for Ukrainian Civilian Prisoners in Berlin

ishr_online2025-06-02T08:50:38+02:002. June 2025|

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

Russia’s militarisation of Ukrainian children is a crime against their identity

ishr_online2025-06-03T07:56:26+02:0019. May 2025|

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

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