We found 183 results for “Our Work in Ukraine”.
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“There is a Shortage of Body Bags”
April 25, 2022
By Brian Dooley On the first night of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, Human Rights Defender Mila Yankina from the NGO ZMINA spoke to…
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The Polish Catholic Group Taking Risks to Help Refugees
April 15, 2022
By Brian Dooley Tucked away on the edge of a forest on the Polish side of the Poland-Belarus border is a cottage with a green…
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Poland’s Secret Heroes
April 11, 2022
By Brian Dooley For now, their real names must be kept hidden: locals along Poland’s border with Belarus who are secretly helping refugees in the…
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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 from Ukraine. It…
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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 confronted with…
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Atrocities in Ukraine Underscore Need To Reauthorize Strengthened Global Magnitsky Act
March 23, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights First, Freedom House, and 56 other civil society groups issued a joint letter today calling on the U.S. Congress to…
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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 ZMINA and…
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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 parts…
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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…