We found 180 results for “Our Work in Ukraine”.
CEO Susan Hendrickson reflects on the role of lawyers in the fight for human rights
September 27, 2024
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia and signed a document that continues to define the shape of our…
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New Recruits
August 28, 2024
Ukraine’s military conscription laws threaten humanitarian efforts According to activists, Ukrainian men are being pulled away from lifesaving humanitarian work and drafted into the military…
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Highly Suspect
August 22, 2024
How Ukraine deals with those accused of collaboration with Russia Introduction As Ukraine faces multiple threats from Russian forces including long-range bombing of its cities…
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Vegetables grown from rubble: local humanitarian aid volunteers changing lives in Kharkiv, Ukraine
August 19, 2024
Last summer I met Iryna and Lyuda in the village of Dovhenke, about 15 miles south of Izyum, in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. The area had…
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Evacuating Civilians in Ukraine
August 14, 2024
In early August I returned to northeastern Ukraine, and went with Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Kharkiv to rescue civilians from neighborhoods under intense missile…
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Vladimir Kara-Murza is free from Russian prison
August 12, 2024
The last time I spoke with Vladimir Kara-Murza he was on the screen of a Zoom webinar, talking about the harm that corruption and dictatorship…
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New Report Documents Russia’s Disinformation Campaign Against Ukraine
July 18, 2024
New York – In a new report, Human Rights First examines Russia’s efforts to confuse, demoralize, and frighten Ukrainians as part of its offensive into…
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Q & A: International Criminal Court
July 17, 2024
Today, on the anniversary of the day when the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty was approved, we asked our Senior Director of Accountability Adam Keith…
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NATO Summit Ends but Ukraine’s Suspicion of Washington Remains
July 11, 2024
Today NATO members pledged their support for an “irreversible path” for Ukraine to join the organization, but without a timeline. The 75th anniversary summit in…
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Driving to the Rescue: Kharkiv’s Lifesaving Volunteers
July 10, 2024
No one cares about your academic qualifications or publication history. If you want to help volunteers rescue people from villages under fire in Kharkiv, they…
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New Report Details Challenges Faced by Human Rights Defenders In Kharkiv, Ukraine
June 26, 2024
Today, Human Rights First released a report examining the difficult situation human rights defenders (HRDs) face in northeastern Ukraine. The organization visited Kharkiv city and…
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KHARKIV’S LOCAL HEROES
June 26, 2024
A Case Study of Human Rights Defenders in War A fresh wave of lethal Russian attacks on Ukraine’s northeastern region of Kharkiv has increased the…