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Civilian Prisoners in Russian-Occupied Territories

ishr_online2025-04-30T19:28:55+02:0030. April 2025|

Civilian Prisoners in Russian-Occupied Territories Introduction and Context Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, reports have emerged of thousands of Ukrainian civilians detained in Russian-occupied territories, including parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea. These detentions, often arbitrary and lacking legal basis, have raised significant human rights concerns, with allegations of torture, enforced disappearances, and inhumane conditions. This article provides an informative overview of

Manifesto of Russian human rights defenders: “To bring law and human rights back into international politics”

ishr_online2025-04-25T14:31:39+02:0025. April 2025|

Russian human rights activists have prepared a manifesto "To return law and human rights to international politics". The most dangerous and tragic trend in contemporary international politics is the gradual abandonment of international law and human rights as the basis of the world order, against the backdrop of the devaluation of the documents and institutions that protect them. In fact, it is the destruction of everything that was created

Lecture by Lev Ponomaryov: Strengthening democratic movements – overcoming dictatorships

ishr_online2025-04-08T13:01:48+02:008. April 2025|

At the 53rd annual conference of the ISHR in March 2025, Russian human rights defender Dr Lev Ponomaryov will address the global crises caused by the Russian war of aggression, geopolitical tensions and the devaluation of human rights and international law. He calls for a resolute European stance and the protection of humanitarian concerns in international negotiations. "Lasting peace will not be built if the nature of the political regime

ISHR mourns president of the Russian section, lawyer Vladimir Novitsky

ishr_online2025-04-07T11:53:07+02:006. April 2025|

The President of the Russian section of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), lawyer Vladimir Mikhailovich Novitsky , died suddenly and unexpectedly in the night of April 3 to 4, 2025 at the age of 68. The ISHR mourns the loss of a long-time colleague and good friend. Our thoughts are with his family and we express our deepest sympathy. Vladimir Nowitski, an expert in European legal history, was

International Society for Human Rights: 20,000 abducted Ukrainian children must not become a ‘bargaining chip’ between Trump and Putin!

Carmen Krusch-Grün2025-03-28T19:42:41+01:0028. March 2025|

The image was generated with the help of artificial intelligence. As the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR ) publishes its harrowing documentary ‘The Impact of Armed Conflict and Occupation on Children's Rights in Ukraine (24 February 2022 - 31 December 2024)’, the Trump administration under Elon Musk cancels a major Yale University programme to prosecute Putin's war crimes against 20,000 abducted Ukrainian

10 years since Nemtsov’s murder

ishr_online2025-02-27T16:05:24+01:0027. February 2025|

Today marks 10 years since that terrible evening in February, when Boris Nemtsov's life was cut short on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge. Boris Nemtsov 10 years is a whole epoch, but the memory of him lives on, and with each passing year one feels more and more acutely what Russia could have been if it had not been for that fatal shot. A man who wasn't afraid to

3 years of war in Ukraine

ishr_online2025-02-21T13:59:19+01:0020. February 2025|

3 years of war in Ukraine Human rights must not be reduced to a laughing stock of the European provinces. Europe must now urgently make up for its reprehensible failures and take tougher measures. The image has been generated using artificial intelligence. Europe must look at these figures[1] today Three years ago, Ukraine was the largest country in geographical Europe, with a peaceful population of 40 million people striving

Today is Navalny’s memorial day

ishr_online2025-02-16T18:10:46+01:0016. February 2025|

16 February 2025 is the first anniversary of the death of Russia's main opposition figure, Alexei Navalny. Yulia Navalnaya urges not to give up and fight all those who cared about Alexei and his cause. Exactly one year ago, on 16 February, Vladimir Putin assassinated Alexei Navalny. Putin killed his main opponent. But Alexei's work continues. And his dream will become a reality: Russia will be free. I'm sure the

We demand the immediate release of Alexey Liptzer

ishr_online2025-01-20T08:37:23+01:0020. January 2025|

The lawyer Aleksei Lipzer was arrested by the Russian authorities on 13 October 2023. Due to his work as a lawyer for opposition politician Alexei Navalny, he is accused of "participation in an extremist organisation". On 17 January 2025, he was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo Aleksei: Alexandra Astakhova/Mediazone. Alexei Navalny's lawyer sentenced to five years in prison for "extremism" Alexei Lipzer Date of birth: 12

Alexei Navalny’s lawyers were sentenced to terms from 3.5 to 5.5 years in colony

ishr_online2025-01-20T08:14:47+01:0017. January 2025|

Alexei Navalny's former lawyers were sentenced to terms of 3.5 to 5.5 years in a penal colony on charges of participation in an "extremist organisation" Judge Yulia Shilova sentenced Vadim Kobzev to 5.5 years in prison, Aleksei Liptser to 5 years, and Igor Sergunin, who pleaded guilty, to 3.5 years. All were banned from working as lawyers for another three years after their release. Two other Navalny's lawyers, Olga Mikhailova

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