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June 13, 2023 Background Briefing

Landmine Use in Ukraine

Ukrainian military personnel search for land mines at a burial site in a forest on the outskirts of Izium, eastern Ukraine, September 16, 2022.
May 23, 2023 Commentary

Delivering Justice for War Crimes in Ukraine

A man pushes his bike through debris and destroyed military vehicles
May 5, 2023 News Release

Russia: Law Targets International Criminal Court

New Move Against Accountability for World’s Most Serious Crimes

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin addresses the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Parliament, in Moscow, Russia. July 22, 2020.
April 13, 2023 Report

Ukraine: Russian Torture Center in Kherson

Unlawful Detention, Torture of Civilians During 8-Month Occupation

Exterior of a building
April 6, 2023 Dispatches

Investigation Launches into Forcible Transfer of Children in Ukraine

Identification, Return of Children to Families Imperative

The overgrown playground of a residential institution for children in Kherson, Ukraine, where Russian forces allegedly took 46 children from, as seen on November 27, 2022.
March 29, 2023 Q & A

Q&A: Justice Efforts for Ukraine

A resident looks at an apartment building damaged during heavy fighting near the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, April 16, 2022.
March 22, 2023 News Release

Ukraine: Izium Apartment Victims Need Justice

Digital Reconstruction Highlights Russian Forces' Deadly Attack

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March 22, 2023 Interactive

“A Thousand Explosions in My Ears”: Russian Attack Killed Dozens of Civilians in Izium Residential Building

Mykhailo Yatsentiuk in the ruins of the building at 2 Pershotravneva Street in Izium, his former home, in December 2022
March 10, 2023 Dispatches

Russia’s 'Verdict' against Ukrainian POW a Cynical Farce

Rights Defender Maxym Butkevych “Sentenced” to 13 Years by Russian-Controlled Entity

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February 24, 2023 Commentary

Ukraine: Human Cost of Brutal Russian Invasion

Hugh Williamson charts human-rights violations in Ukraine — and calls for perpetrators to be held to account

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February 23, 2023 Commentary

‘I Lost Everything’: Russia’s War on Ukraine’s Civilians

Justice for War Crimes Is Nonnegotiable

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February 23, 2023 Feature

Ukraine: A Year of Atrocities, Justice Essential

Ukraine: A Year of Atrocities, Justice Essential
February 21, 2023 Interactive

Death at the Station: Russian Cluster Munition Attack in Kramatorsk

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February 21, 2023 News Release

Ukraine: New Light on Russia’s Rail Station Attack

Despite Denials, Research Confirms Russian Forces Had Weapons, Opportunity

Ukrainian authorities inspect the rocket motor and guidance section of a Tochka-U missile next to the main building of the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine on April 8, 2022. The phrase “Payback for the children” is painted in Russian on the missile. 
January 31, 2023 Report

Ukraine: Banned Landmines Harm Civilians

Ukraine Should Investigate Forces’ Apparent Use; Russian Use Continues

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