War crimes

Children feed pigeons in Bucha town square on December 01, 2022 in Bucha, © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

How Russia is Militarising Ukrainian Children

Ukraine is campaigning for this phenomenon to be recognised as a new, stand-alone international crime.

3 Dec 25

In the border town of Kozacha Lopan, in the Kharkiv region, police discovered a jail that they believe Russian soldiers used as a torture chamber. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Russian Commander Faces Multiple Charges

Verdicts in cases including murder and cruel treatment expected in coming months.

28 Nov 25

An apartment looted by the Russian forces, April 5, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

First Acquittal in Russian War Crimes Prosecution

Prosecutor intends to appeal court decision that found evidence insufficient to convict serviceman of looting.

28 Nov 25

A woman walks through the heavily damaged town of Izyum on January 11, 2023 in Izyum, Ukraine. Izyum was occupied by the Russian military following the invasion of Ukraine and was heavily damaged in the subsequent fighting. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Russian Soldier Sentenced for Rape in Occupied Kharkiv Region

Survivor was forced to hide in a minefield to escape her attacker.

27 Nov 25

Ukrainian prisoners of war are welcomed following a prisoner exchange on May 25, 2025 in Chernihiv Region, Ukraine. Today's swap brought home 303 soldiers, completing a "1,000 for 1,000" prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia after three days of exchanges. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Ukrainian Returnees Face Complex Needs

Judicial and human rights institutions integrate support for returning detainees into ongoing war crimes justice processes.

18 Nov 25

Rescue workers exhume bodies from unidentified makeshift graves at the Pishanske cemetery on September 19, 2022 in Izium, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Explaining the Slow Pace of War Crimes Justice

Administrative challenges, staffing issues and lack of capacity have led to a "colossal" gap between documented war crimes and verdicts.

14 Nov 25

A journalist runs as smoke rises behind after a bombardment in Bakhmut, Eastern Ukraine, on July 31, 2022. © Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine: “The Gravest Attack on Freedom of Speech”

As Russia targets media workers in Ukraine, their fellow journalists fight back for justice.

10 Nov 25

Ukrainian families of prisoners of war wait to see if their loved ones will be amongst the arrivals on May 24, 2025 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Protecting Ukrainian POWs

Read about efforts underway to hold Russia accountable for its "widespread and systematic" abuses of Ukrainian prisoners of war.

7 Nov 25

A view to Sevastopol on August 12, 2015, Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill in March 2014 to annexe the Crimean peninsula but Ukraine and most of the international community do not recognise its annexation. © Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images

Demographic Crime: How Russia is Repopulating Occupied Territories

Such actions are a flagrant violation of international laws which protects civilians in wartime.

4 Nov 25

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.