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January 31, 2023 Report

Ukraine: Banned Landmines Harm Civilians

Ukraine Should Investigate Forces’ Apparent Use; Russian Use Continues

Remnants of KPFM-1S-SK cassettes manufactured in 1988 that Human Rights Watch researchers found in Izium
December 20, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Russians Pillage Kherson Cultural Institutions

Art and Artifacts Stolen

A woman shines a flashlight on a stack of empty picture frames
December 6, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Russian Attacks on Energy Grid Threaten Civilians

Leveraging Civilian Harm as a Tactic of War; Millions Without Electricity, Water, Heat

Doctors operate with phone flashlights during a power outage in Kyiv. Numerous missile and drone attacks in October and November have deprived millions of Ukrainians of at least temporary access to electricity, water, heat, and related vital services. Kyiv, November 30, 2022.
October 19, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Russian Forces Tortured Izium Detainees

Survivors Describe Beatings, Electric Shocks, Waterboarding

“Boghdan” said soldiers forced him into the “parrot position” at least once. He said that in one instance the metal pipe was unable to carry his weight; when soldiers lifted him up, the pipe bent and broke.
August 16, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Unlawful Russian Attacks in Kharkiv

Russian Forces Use Widely Banned Cluster Munitions, Damage Hospitals

Наслідки удару, що залишилися на землі після детонації вибухового боєприпасу (одного з щонайменше десяти в цьому районі) навпроти харківського пологового будинку №1, після обстрілу Харкова 23 травня, який завдав шкоди лікарні, 27 травня 2022 року
July 22, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Torture, Disappearances in Occupied South

Apparent War Crimes by Russian Forces in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia Regions

Russian servicemen on the roadside in Kherson region, Ukraine. © 2022 Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images
July 21, 2022 Report

Russian, Ukrainian Bases Endangering Civilians

Basing Forces in Populated Areas Creates Unnecessary Risk 

An abandoned Russian armored vehicle parked next to a home in Yahidne village, April 17, 2022. 
July 14, 2022 Report

Russia: Forcible Disappearances of Ukrainian Civilians

Detainees Unlawfully Transferred to Russia, Possibly Held as Hostages

A pre-trial detention center in Russia.
June 10, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Russian Strikes Killed Scores of Civilians in Chernihiv

Both Sides Obligated to Minimize Civilian Harm

Пошкодження школи № 21 у місті Чернігів внаслідок атаки Росії 3 березня 2022 року, 19 квітня 2022 року.
May 25, 2022 Report

Moldova: Romani Refugees from Ukraine Face Segregation

Ensure Equal Treatment for All

Refugees standing in the hallway of FRISPA center where most Romani refugees from Ukraine are accommodated, April 9, 2022.
May 18, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Executions, Torture During Russian Occupation

Apparent War Crimes in Kyiv, Chernihiv Regions

Volodymyr Ivashchenko shows the basement where he sheltered in the initial days of the war, together with his wife, mother-in-law, daughter, and 3-year-old grandson, in Yahidne, April 17, 2022.
April 29, 2022 Report

Poland: Trafficking, Exploitation Risks for Refugees

Security Measures, Systems to Address Gender-Based Violence Urgently Needed

People make their way through Medyka border crossing in Poland, where lack of systematic protection measures expose refugees to risks of trafficking and other exploitation.
April 28, 2022 Report

Ukraine/Russia: As War Continues, Africa Food Crisis Looms

Provide Aid, Expand Social Protection to Prevent Hunger

Food Insecurity in Africa
April 21, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Russian Forces’ Trail of Death in Bucha

Preserving Evidence Critical for War Crimes Prosecutions

Women watch and embrace each other as bodies are exhumed from a mass grave by the authorities
April 3, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas

Summary Executions, Other Grave Abuses by Russian Forces

Destroyed armored vehicles on a road

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