Russia
Ukrainian leaders to Biden: standing with the world’s democracies means changing course on Nord Stream 2
Dear President Biden! We write to you because of your consistent record as a friend of Ukraine’s young democracy and because of your longtime record of commitment to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. We write to you as Ukrainian reformers who have known you as a key ally in our effort to simultaneously reform the […]
Open statement by human rights organizations about Ilmi Umerov’s politically motivated persecution and illegal conviction
The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, Crimean Human Rights Group and Human Rights Information Center strongly condemn the illegal and cynical actions of the Russian occupation authorities in Crimea concerning politically motivated persecution and illegal conviction of Ilmi Umerov, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, as a result of his public […]
We call the media to give publicity the trial of Crimean journalist Mykola Semena
Open address regarding launch of court deliberations in the case of Crimean journalist, Mykola Semena Dear colleagues! On 28 February the so-called Zheleznodorozhny court of Simferopol in occupied Crimea will start the process against Ukrainian journalist Mykola Semena, who is faced with 5 years in a Russian prison. His crime – an article published on Radio […]
Stop the persecution of human rights lawers in occupied Crimea!
The violent attack against lawyers carrying out their professional duties and defending rights of Ukrainian citizens in the occupied peninsula has been expanding during last two days. On 25 January, lawyer Nikolai Polozov was detained by FSB officers in Simferopol. It happened immediately after his arrival from the PACE session where he was reporting the […]
