Torture is one of the most widespread crimes committed during Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG), nearly everyone who comes under Russian control and has direct contact with Russian military personnel,…
In response to a request from the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, ADC Memorial and Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group submitted an analytical report on the enforced disappearances of Ukrainian women and girls in war zones and in the territories…
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 26th of June, ADC Memorial calls for attention to the specific problem of inhumane treatment and cruelty against children in closed institutions. Some practices that are considered acceptable in treating…
On September 1, 2020, UN human rights experts, including Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, Special Rapporteur on…
On February 7, 2020, the most extensive ethnic conflict seen in Kazakhstan in recent years occurred when hundreds of pogromists attacked the Dungan villages of Masanchi, Sortobe, Bular Batyr, and Aukhatty. Against the backdrop of the Kazakh people’s customary belief…
In August 2018 UN Committee against Torture adopted Concluding observations after considering the periodic report of the Russian Federation on observation of Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. In the observations, the Committee requested…
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