Section: Human Rights Watch (USA)
They Do Exist
Kostyantyn Beskorovayny spent 15 months jailed secretly by the Ukrainian Security Services (SBU). An active member of the Communist party in the small eastern town of Kostyantynivka, he was no supporter of Ukraine’s government- but not a “separatist” either. He worked as a dentist at a local hospital until Nov. 2014, when Ukrainian...
Map of Ukraine
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Witness: Tortured by Both Sides in Eastern Ukraine
Vadim may be the unluckiest man in eastern Ukraine. How many people can say they were tortured by both sides in a conflict? The 39-year-old man’s ordeal began April 9, 2015, as he returned from a business trip to Slovyansk, a town controlled by Ukraine government forces. He boarded a shuttle-bus back to his hometown of Donetsk – the capital...
Ukraine: Torture, Disappearances in East
(Kiev) – Both the Ukrainian government authorities and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine are holding civilians in prolonged, arbitrary, and sometimes secret detention and torturing them, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said in a joint report released today. July 21, 2016Report “You Don’t Exist” Arbitrary Detentions,...
“You Don’t Exist”
Summary In April 2015, Vadim, 39, was traveling on a shuttle bus home to Donetsk, the capital of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine. He had boarded in Slovyansk, which is under Ukrainian government control. At a checkpoint manned by Ukrainian forces, a gunman ordered him off the bus. Armed men in camouflaged...
Ukraine: Journalist Killed in Kiev Car Explosion
(Berlin) – Ukrainian authorities should ensure that the investigation into the killing of the journalist Pavel Sheremet, is effective, impartial, and thorough Human Rights Watch said today. Sheremet was killed on July 20, 2016 in Kiev in a car explosion that the authorities said was caused by an explosive device. Sheremet was known for often...
Dispatches: Criminalization Drives Global Rise in HIV Infections
After a period of decline, new HIV infections among adults across the globe are on the rise again. Michel Sidibe, executive director at UNAIDS, warned delegates at this year’s International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, that infection rates are on the up in most parts of the world. Nearly 2 million people become HIV-positive...
Human Rights Watch Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 …read more Source: Human Rights...
2016-5-eca-eastern-ukraine RUS
Language Russian До войны это было домом по улице Суворова в Углегорске – здесь жили люди. Alt Text 2016-5-eca-eastern-ukraine Copyright © 2016 Tanya Lokshina/Human Rights Watch Region / Country Europe/Central Asia Russia Ukraine English …read more Source: Human Rights...
2016-6-eca-donetsk
Language English A member of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic forces stands guard near buildings destroyed during battles with Ukrainian armed forces, at Donetsk airport, Ukraine, June 1, 2016. Alt Text 2016-6-eca-donetsk Copyright © 2016 Reuters Region / Country Europe/Central Asia Ukraine …read more Source: Human Rights...
