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A nurse looks after an orphan child at the Kherson Regional Children’s hospital on November 26, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Throughout Kherson’s more than eight months under Russian control, staff at the hospital have cared for and protected a group of 10 orphans after hearing that occupying authorities were forcibly removing children to Crimea and Russia itself.
A nurse looks after an orphan child at the Kherson Regional Children’s hospital on November 26, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Throughout Kherson’s more than eight months under Russian control, staff at the hospital have cared for and protected a group of 10 orphans after hearing that occupying authorities were forcibly removing children to Crimea and Russia itself. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine: “They Just Took the Child”

Investigators allege that two Ukrainian children were seized at a de facto care facility in occupied Kherson.

4 Nov 25
The Moscow Mechanism has been triggered five times in relation to alleged Russian crimes since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, most recently concerning the treatment of Ukrainian POWs. Ukrainian prisoners of war get off a coach to return home after spending months in a Russian prison, on May 23, 2025 in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
The Moscow Mechanism has been triggered five times in relation to alleged Russian crimes since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, most recently concerning the treatment of Ukrainian POWs. Ukrainian prisoners of war get off a coach to return home after spending months in a Russian prison, on May 23, 2025 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

The Moscow Mechanism: Evidence and Advocacy

OSCE fact-finding missions deemed “crucial” for pursuing Russian accountability.

16 Oct 25
Russian POWs are seen waiting in line to call home to Russia in a prisoner of war detention camp on August 3, 2023 in the Lviv region, Ukraine. Hundreds of captured Russian POWs including conscripts, mercenaries, Wagner militia and Storm-Z Russian prisoners are being held in up to 50 sites around Ukraine.
Russian POWs are seen waiting in line to call home to Russia in a prisoner of war detention camp on August 3, 2023 in the Lviv region, Ukraine. Hundreds of captured Russian POWs including conscripts, mercenaries, Wagner militia and Storm-Z Russian prisoners are being held in up to 50 sites around Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Prosecuting Russia’s Foreign Mercenaries

Fighters have been recruited from as far afield as South East Asia, Africa and North Korea, but their legal status remains ambiguous.

14 Oct 25
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