Regional Center for Human Rights

Human Rights. Analytics. Crimea

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In reality, the actual numbers could be significantly higher, as there is no accurate data from the occupied territories. Furthermore, thousands of Ukrainian children have been deported or forcibly displaced to the Russian Federation.

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Today, June 4, marks the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. Today, Ukraine honors the memory of children who have been killed as a result of the Russian Federation's armed aggression against Ukraine.

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Since the start of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, at least 707 children have been killed, and another 2,548 have been injured. The youngest victim was just 2 days old — the baby was born and killed in a maternity ward.

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📄 The programme consists of 8 modules, each followed by a test. After successfully passing the final exam, service members receive a certificate.
ℹ The course was created with the support of the UK Special Defence Advisor Programme of the British Embassy.

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📲 An International Humanitarian Law (IHL) course for Ukrainian service members has been launched in the Army+ app. The course was developed based on the expertise and materials prepared by the RCHR team.

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The course is taught by officers of the Legal Support Department of the Ministry of Defence and the Central Legal Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Since the beginning of the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, Russian agents have once again started persecuting the Crimean Tatar population.

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On 18 May 1944, the Soviet authorities began the deportation of the Crimean Tatars from Crimea. People were forcibly displaced to distant regions of the USSR without the right to return home.

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The official reason for the deportation was the accusation that the Crimean Tatar people had committed treason, engaged in the “mass extermination of Soviet people,” and collaborated with the Nazi occupiers.

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ℹ The project was prepared with the financial support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The content of this publication reflects the views of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the position of NED.

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RCHR has submitted to law enforcement authorities the results of monitoring the unlawful seizure of land plots belonging to citizens of Ukraine in occupied Crimea.

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RCHR continues to documenting the policy of unlawful seizure of property in occupied Crimea in order to ensure accountability for perpetrators of international crimes and to contribute to justice for affected property owners.