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Borys Petruniok

Illegal detention, torture and ill-treatment of the civilian population of Ukraine: similarity of the practices of committing crimes in the regions occupied by Russia in 2022
Publications - 17 January 2024

Illegal detention, torture and ill-treatment of the civilian population of Ukraine: similarity of the practices of committing crimes in the regions occupied by Russia in 2022

This document analyzes the testimonies of 20 victims of illegal detention, torture and ill-treatment, collected by the method of in-depth interviews. Interviews were conducted according to the methodology developed on the basis of international standards for monitoring the observance of human rights and the Istanbul Protocol. Warning: the publication contains naturalistic descriptions of incidents or […]

Enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of active citizens during the full-scale armed aggression by Russia against Ukraine
Publications - 04 July 2023

Enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of active citizens during the full-scale armed aggression by Russia against Ukraine

This report provides data on enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of active citizens, including public activists, volunteers, journalists, local government officials and employees, educators, religious figures, cultural figures, as well as relatives of active citizens; these disappearances and arbitrary detentions took place on the territory of nine regions of Ukraine, which were or remain occupied […]

Torture and ill-treatment of civilian population in Ukrainian territories that were under Russian occupation
Publications - 27 April 2023

Torture and ill-treatment of civilian population in Ukrainian territories that were under Russian occupation

This report analyses the cases of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment documented by the Human Rights Centre ZMINA in Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Kherson regions in January-March 2023, as well as data collected from open sources. The research includes the general overview of the systematic practices of torture and ill-treatment of […]

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