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Natalia Okhotnikova

Enforced disappearances: national practice v. international standards
Publications - 12 June 2024

Enforced disappearances: national practice v. international standards

The issue of enforced disappearances has gained new urgency for Ukraine due to the ongoing armed conflict on its territory. Since 2014, with the occupation of the Crimean peninsula and the armed conflict within certain districts in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have recorded cases of disappearances and illegal detentions of […]

“Women’s cells” of Kherson torture chamber: analytical report based on the testimonies of detainees
Publications - 13 July 2023

“Women’s cells” of Kherson torture chamber: analytical report based on the testimonies of detainees

The report analyses all stages of the confinement of women by representatives of the Russian Federation in Temporary detention center (TDC) No. 1 of the Main Department of the National Police in Kherson Region, located at 3 Teploenerhetykiv Street, during the occupation of the city of Kherson, in particular, the circumstances and reasons for detention, […]

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 […]

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