Responding to the news that the UN has verified that Russian soldiers have subjected Ukrainian civilians to a rights-abusing process known as “filtration”, a practice independently verified by Amnesty International as deeply abusive and humiliating, Marie Struthers, Amnesty’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “The abusive and humiliating process known as ‘filtration’ is a shocking violation of international human …
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UN Security Council must prioritize accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine
A UN Security Council session due to take place today must urgently prioritize civilian protection and accountability for the litany of war crimes committed by Russian forces and call for an end to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Amnesty International said. Russia requested the Security Council session, to focus on growing concerns over the militarization of …
Report: Deadly Mariupol theatre strike in Ukraine ‘a clear war crime’ by Russian forces
Amnesty investigation into Russian military forces committing a war crime.
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Ukraine: Civilians killed by ‘reckless’ Russian attacks on Serhiivka apartment block and beach resort
Russian air strikes on an apartment block and beach resort hotel in the coastal town of Serhiivka in southern Ukraine killed at least 21 civilians, Amnesty International said today following a new on-the-ground investigation. The strikes, apparently using anti-ship missiles, hit the town in the Odesa region shortly before 1am on 1 July, injuring at …
Ukraine: Deadly Mariupol theatre strike ‘a clear war crime’ by Russian forces – new investigation
An extensive investigation by Amnesty International has concluded that Russian military forces committed a war crime when they struck the Mariupol drama theatre in Ukraine in March, killing at least dozen people and likely many more. In a new report, ‘Children’: The Attack on the Donetsk Regional Academic Drama Theatre in Mariupol, Ukraine, the organization documents how the …
Ukraine: Russian forces must face justice for war crimes in Kyiv Oblast – new investigation
Russian forces must face justice for a series of war crimes committed in the region northwest of Kyiv, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing following an extensive on-the-ground investigation. The briefing, ‘He’s Not Coming Back’: War Crimes in Northwest Areas of Kyiv Oblast, is based on dozens of interviews and extensive review of …
Russia: Authorities close down Amnesty International’s Moscow Office
Today, the Russian authorities have closed down representative offices of Amnesty International and other international NGOs. Reacting to the news, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said: “Amnesty’s closing down in Russia is only the latest in a long list of organizations that have been punished for defending human rights and speaking the truth …
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Ukraine: Russia’s cruel siege warfare tactics unlawfully killing civilians – new testimony and investigation
The Russian military’s siege warfare tactics in Ukraine, marked by relentless indiscriminate attacks on densely-populated areas, are unlawfully killing civilians in several cities, Amnesty International said today in a new on-the-ground investigation. For the first time, Amnesty International field investigators in Ukraine have independently verified physical evidence of banned cluster munitions, the use of which violates international law. …
Urgent actions must be taken on refugee crises in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar
Since 2020, Australia has reduced its annual humanitarian intake by 5000 places each year,