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Building of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

An independent judiciary is essential to guarantee democracy and demonstrate that, despite the war, the country is continuing to implement change.

Tuesday, 23 August ‘22

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

‘Andre’, pseudonym of a Ukrainian officer, shows off a camp in sight of Mykolaiv, where 1,000 Russian troops assembled in late February, aiming for Odesa. The remains from a Ukrainian surprise attack are littered across the field, including a trophy Russian T-shirt. © Anthony Borden

Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

Ghost Villages on the Mykolaiv Front

Few remain in what has become a sparsely populated no-man’s land.

Andranik Chvushyan with his children in the family home in Aghavno. The 41-year-old jeweller moved with this family from Lebanon to the village in Nagorny Karabakh in 2017. They are among the residents of the Lachin corridor who are to leave their homes by August 25 as the Azerbaijani forces will regain control of the area. © Arshaluis Mghdesyan

Special Report

Azerbaijan to Regain Key Route After 30 Years

Armenians living in the Lachin corridor, which will soon be handed over, refuse to leave.

Workers placing a body of one of the unidentified persons who were killed during the Russian occupation of Bucha into a coffin on August 11, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Comment

Ukraine is a Turning Point for International Justice

World must learn lessons from previous processes to ensure accountability – or risk facilitating future conflicts.

An abandoned house destroyed by Russian missiles in Bakhmut, Ukraine. © Scott Olson/Getty Images

Interview

Ukraine: Deportation is a War Crime

With some 1.5 million Ukrainians already expelled to Russia, legal experts weigh options for prosecution.

Police and military personnel stand in front of a residential apartment complex that was heavily damaged by a Russian attack on March 18, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Comment

Ukraine: How Amnesty Got it Wrong

Organisation allowed fog of war to obscure legal context of active conflict.

Ukraine Justice Briefing

Tuesday, 16 August ‘22

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

A Ukrainian tank crews take part in a training exercise with infantrymen on May 09, 2022 near Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. © John Moore/Getty Images

Ukraine’s Artillery Ups Its Game

Western weapons have enabled Ukrainian forces to hit Russian ammunition depots, tilting the balance on the battlefield.

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Ukrainian official works on cataloguing some of the 58 bodies of civilians killed in and around Bucha before they are transported to the morgue at a cemetery on April 6, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

The Horror of Bucha

Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.

Despite being outlawed, young girls are still being subjected to FGM in southern parts of Nigeria. © Erick Gibson/Wikimedia

International Women's Day 2022

Nigeria: FGM Rises Amid Pandemic

Campaigners warn that lockdown left many girls and young women vulnerable to the practice.

Women break their fast in front of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque on April 13, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques

Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.

Ukraine's New York: the Struggle for Change on the Frontline

The war confounds young people’s efforts to revitalise Ukraine’s embattled east and counter Russian propaganda.

Natalia Hersche in a courtroom in Minsk during sentencing, 1 Dec 2020.

International Women's Day 2022

Belarus: Life as a Political Prisoner

Freezing cold cells and long stretches in solitary confinement for those who defy the Lukashenko regime.

Analysis

Turkmenistan’s Transition of Power

President Berdymukhamedov has for decades carefully been preparing for his son to take over.

Ukraine: Why Justice Reform is More Vital Than Ever