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Crimea Offers Disturbing Blueprint for Russian Takeover of Ukraine

March 25, 2022

Aliev Alim is a leading Crimean Tatar Human Rights Defender, and he told Human Rights First what could happen should Russian forces take control of…

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Biden Should Speak Out on Trans People Blocked from Leaving Ukraine

March 24, 2022

By Brian Dooley

Liana Georgi is an activist with the Safe Bow organization, which helps people from marginalized groups fleeing to safety…

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From Magnitsky to the Mothers of Mariupol

March 24, 2022

Congress Must Stand with Victims and Strengthen the Global Magnitsky Act

By Mike Breen and Mike Abramowitz

In recent weeks, the world has once again been…

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Mila Yankina’s Medical Work in the Violence of Kyiv

March 23, 2022

The day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine I spoke to my friend Mila Yankina in Kyiv. She’s a human rights defender at the organization 

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Driven by Humanity: One Polish Volunteer’s Efforts in Ukraine

March 22, 2022

When Russian troops invaded Ukraine, 38-year old Marek had just passed his driving test. He is from eastern Poland, and wanted to help with the…

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Tracking War Crimes in Ukraine with the Truth Hounds

March 21, 2022

Set up in 2014, Ukrainian human rights organization Truth Hounds has built an international reputation for its superb work in documenting war crimes in the eastern…

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Ukraine Medics Face Rocket Attacks with Defiance

March 20, 2022

Ksenja is a 24 year-old pediatric doctor in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. She told Human Rights First that after a brief respite in the west of…

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Lviv Offers Fast Track to Safety

March 19, 2022

Lviv’s magnificent old railway station in Ukraine is one of those Art Nouveau classics of eastern Europe. It survived a couple of world wars, Nazi…

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