
Russia
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian forces committed a litany of violations, including those which should be investigated as war crimes or crimes against humanity. The invasion also marked the start of a new, all-out drive to eradicate public dissent in Russia. Through new laws and other measures, Russian authorities doubled down in their relentless attack against free speech, civic activism, independent journalism, and political dissent, in an apparent attempt to silence public opposition to the war, any criticism of the government, or any expression of social non-conformism. New war censorship laws criminalize any criticism of Russia’s war on Ukraine or questioning official narrative and state propaganda. The war and subsequent general mobilization led to considerable exodus of population out of Russia. Key political opposition leaders are behind bars, as are a growing number of critics of the authorities and of the war.

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Arms
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Ukraine: Banned Landmines Harm Civilians
Ukraine Should Investigate Forces’ Apparent Use; Russian Use Continues
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Ukraine: Russian Attacks on Energy Grid Threaten Civilians
Leveraging Civilian Harm as a Tactic of War; Millions Without Electricity, Water, Heat
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Russia: Forcible Disappearances of Ukrainian Civilians
Detainees Unlawfully Transferred to Russia, Possibly Held as Hostages
News
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Russian Veto Puts Rights in Mali at Risk
Ensure Continued Monitoring and Reporting of Rights Abuses, Accountability
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Russia Denies Its Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions
State-Controlled Media Outlets Reprise Role of Manipulating the Message
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Russia: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
73rd Pre-Sessional Working Group
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Russia: Grim New Sentence for Alexey Navalny
Opposition Politician and Associate Convicted on Outlandish Extremism Charges
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Russia Bans ‘TV Rain’ for Critical Reporting
Clampdown Shows Russians’ Need for Independent Broadcasting More than Ever
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One Year Since Death of Ukrainian POWs in Explosion
Olenivka Prison Incident Needs International Investigation
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