The Human Rights Centre ZMINA is listed as an “undesirable” foreign organization in Russia

The Human Rights Centre ZMINA has been designated as an “undesirable” foreign organization in the Russian Federation. This decision was made by the Prosecutor General’s Office in Moscow, claiming that the organization allegedly “participates in promoting the policies of unfriendly countries regarding the military operation in Ukraine.”

Tetiana Pechonchyk, the Head of ZMINA, responded to this statement, emphasizing that ZMINA will continue collecting and documenting facts of war crimes committed by Russian troops on Ukrainian territory.

“Our organization has not worked and is not currently working on the territory of Russia. And in the territory of Ukraine, ‘undesirable’ is Russia itself, which invaded in 2014, occupied Crimea, started the war in Donbas, and since 2022 — across the entire country, leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of people. Russia, whose army commits massive war crimes and crimes against humanity every day: killing, torturing, raping, deporting Ukrainians. The International Criminal Court suspects Russia of crimes. ZMINA will continue to collect and document facts of atrocities committed during the Russian armed aggression in Ukraine, convey these facts to the world, assist victims, and fight for justice and accountability for the criminals. And that day will surely come,” emphasized Tetiana Pechonchyk.

It is worth noting that there are at least 137 organizations listed as foreign and international non-governmental organizations whose activities have been deemed undesirable in Russia.

Previously, other associations working in the field of protecting Crimean rights have also been recognized as “undesirable” in Russia, in particular, the Crimean Human Rights Group (№55), as well as the public organizations Crimea SOS (№80), Human Rights House Crimea (№99), and Crimean Tatar Resource Center (№136).