Stay up to date on the state of human rights in Ukraine with the latest research, campaigns and education material from Amnesty International.

Aug 4, 2022 · Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, as they repelled the Russian invasion that began in February, Amnesty International said today.

Jan 27, 2025 · Read the most up-to-date and comprehensive insights regarding human rights in Ukraine. You’ll find detailed information covering its background, key issues, ongoing …

An extensive investigation by Amnesty International has concluded that Russian military forces committed a war crime when they struck the Mariupol drama theatre in Ukraine in March, killing at least dozen people and likely many more.

Russia’s siege warfare tactics in Ukraine - marked by relentless indiscriminate attacks on densely-populated areas - are unlawfully killing civilians in numerous cities, Amnesty International has said.

2 Amnesty International previously documented a number of indiscriminate Russian strikes on populated areas of Kharkiv that took place in March and late February. See Amnesty International, “Ukraine: Russia’s cruel siege warfare tactics unlawfully killing civilians – new testimony and investigation,” 1 April 2022.

Jan 31, 2014 · Agnès Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, said: “It is vital that all those responsible, including up the chain of command, are brought to justice.” Victims and their families deserve justice. We demand impartial justice over all war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine.

Since the onset of the war, Amnesty International has investigated, researched, and raised public awareness of the Russian government’s war crimes and other violations of both international human rights and humanitarian law.

Dec 11, 2023 · Stay up to date on the state of human rights in Ukraine with the latest research, campaigns and education material from Amnesty International.

Apr 3, 2023 · As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75, Amnesty International insists that a rules-based international system must be founded on human rights and applied to everyone, everywhere. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 unleashed numerous war crimes, generated a global energy and food crisis and further disrupted a weak ...