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Ukraine
Torture, Rape, Mock Executions: Former Donetsk Art Center Turned Into Prison of Abuse
Researchers documented patterns of torture, sexual violence and enforced disappearances at the former Donetsk art center.
June 9, 2026
Ukraine
Russia Has Killed 707 Ukrainian Children Since 2022, Ukraine Says
Ukraine’s human rights commissioner said more than 2,500 children have also been injured since Russia’s 2022 invasion started.
June 4, 2026
Human Rights
OPINION: Stolen Children, Identities Erased: Why the World Cannot Look Away
Russia has been forcibly transferring children from Ukraine to Russia. Such abductions are in grave violation of every international norm.
May 31, 2026
Ukraine
‘Made in Russia, Delivered into Captivity’: Systematic Torture of Ukrainian POWs in Russia
“Made in Russia, Delivered into Captivity” presents a systematic accounting of industrial-scale abuse of Ukrainian POWs inside Russian detention facilities.
May 25, 2026
Ukraine
‘We Are Not Victims – We Are Fighters’: Oleksandra Matviichuk on War, Justice and Ukraine’s Fight for the Future
Nobel Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk, a human rights defender who works on issues in Ukraine, speaks to Lord Ashcroft about Ukraine’s future after years of trauma.
May 12, 2026
Legal
The Territory of Lawlessness
Occupation is not peace. A new Ukrainian report argues that Russian rule in occupied territories is just another battlefield, one where the law and legal institutions have become weaponized.
May 10, 2026
Ukraine
Ukraine Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Russian‑Occupied Kherson Region
Kyiv says thousands remain trapped in occupied Kherson settlements with limited access to food, medicine, and evacuation routes.
May 6, 2026
War in Ukraine
Russian Forces Targeted Emergency Responders Over 401 Times Since 2022, Report Shows
Kremlin forces killed dozens of Ukrainian rescuers and wounded hundreds more in what researchers describe as a systematic pattern of attacks, says a new report.
May 6, 2026
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian Soldier Survives 2 Weeks in Russian Dugout, Returns With Captor
A Ukrainian corporal endured captivity, psychological pressure, and near starvation before managing to signal his unit and walk out alive.
May 4, 2026
Ukraine
‘Death in Venice’: Latvia’s Venice Biennale Pavilion Protests Russia’s Return
As Russia returns to Venice Biennale 2026, Latvia’s pavilion launches “Death in Venice” – a protest campaign accusing Biennale of hypocrisy and moral collapse.
May 2, 2026
Ukraine
Local Mayor Rebuffs Claims on Hungarian Rights in Ukraine by Incoming Hungarian PM
The mayor of Berehove, a border city near Hungary, has rejected claims made by soon-to-be Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar that the Hungarian population has been oppressed.
April 29, 2026
Kazakhstan
Ukraine Repatriates Two Children Stranded in Kazakhstan, Ombudsman Says
A sister and brother left without parental care were brought home through a multi-country operation involving Ukrainian authorities and diplomats.
April 23, 2026
Kharkiv
Ukraine Investigates Recruitment Soldiers Over Torture, Shooting in Kharkiv
Authorities say a group of Territorial Recruitment Center personnel is suspected of abusing civilians during a forced operation linked to mobilization efforts.
April 22, 2026
Russia
Beauty Influencer Returns Fire, Hits Kremlin Propagandists for ‘Insulting Russian Women’
Monaco-based style and cosmetics businesswoman Viktoriya Bonya did not back down when Russian state media accused her of escorting Middle Eastern men for pay, and worse.
April 20, 2026
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Volunteers Need Protection, Not Heroism, As They Become Targeted
Yevhen Koliada, the head of a civilian evacuation NGO, said volunteers need electronic-warfare gear to protect themselves and those they risk their lives to save.
April 11, 2026
War in Ukraine
Profiles of Abducted Kherson Children Appear on Russian Adoption Portal
Profiles of children taken from a Kherson orphanage were found on a Russian state adoption portal, according to Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman.
April 8, 2026