Wednesday, 2 april 2025.
Olena’s Advocacy Journey Through Europe for Her Husband’s Freedom
Shortly after the Russians invaded Ukraine in February 2022, art teacher Olena Tsyhipa’s husband Serhiy, aged 63, was arrested by soldiers. She has not seen him since. Olena has lived...
Ukraine Does Not Get to Penalize All Crimes against Children
Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies are conducting investigations in over 4,000 criminal cases of crimes against children, hundreds of which relate to illegal deportations and forced displacement.
‘Here to Help’: US-Inspired Anti-Abortion Groups Put Down Roots in Bosnia
Taking money and inspiration from the United States, anti-abortion groups are growing in influence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes with public funding too.
Pain, hope and uncertainty are driving unusual ways of Ukrainian families search for missing
Family members of missing Ukrainian soldiers are joining forces to find new ways to find their loved-ones.
Lessons From Bosnia Can Inform Ukraine’s Search for a ‘Just Peace’
Mikhail Savchenko witnessed war crimes three decades ago in Bosnia, and again in his native Ukraine. In seeking justice for Russian forces’ violations, rights experts say Ukraine must avoid Bosnia’s...
Serb War Criminal’s Genocide Confession Falls on Deaf Ears Among Ethnic Kin
Radislav Krstic’s confession and request for forgiveness for the 1995 Srebrenica massacres was largely ignored in Serbia and among Bosnian Serbs, where genocide denial remains rife.
‘Shut Them Up’: Russia’s Campaign of Abductions Against Ukrainian Journalists
Since Russia started military operations against Ukraine in 2014, it has abducted or detained at least 60 Ukrainian reporters and media workers – some of whom have vanished without trace.
How Russia Uses Disinformation to Undermine International Justice
Discrediting the international courts before which Russia and its citizens are accused is a long-standing disinformation strategy of the Kremlin. This strategy seeks to shield the government from accountability and...
“Forced Deportation:” Russian Authorities Continue to Relocate Crimean Political Prisoners to Russian Territory
The transfer of political prisoners from the occupied territories to Russia is a violation of international humanitarian law and contrary to the Geneva Convention, which strictly prohibits the separation of...