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November 10, 2026 Report

Ukraine: Russian Drone Attacks Endanger Rail Travel

Attacks Risk Civilian Lives, Disrupt Essential Transportation

A damaged Ukrainian railway carriage that was attacked by a Russian drone on January 27, 2026 near Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine killing five people, and injuring two others, on display at the Kyiv central train station on February 23, 2026.
October 8, 2026 Dispatches

Airstrike Damages Hospital in Central Ukraine

Repeated Attacks Harm Ukrainian’s Right to Health

A shattered window
September 8, 2026 Dispatches

Russian Attacks Disrupt New School Year in Ukraine

Repeated Air Raid Alerts Add to Years of Lost Learning

Children, parents, and teachers shelter underground during an air raid alert amid traditional back-to-school celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 1, 2026.
August 13, 2026 News Release

Russia: Cluster Munition Attack on Kyiv a Potential War Crime

Massive Rise in Civilian Casualties Amid Use of Widely Banned Weapon

Firefighters put out a fire after Russian missiles hit a warehouse in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 5, 2026.
August 11, 2026 News Release

Türkiye Seeks to Transfer US Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

US Congress Should Block the Request

US soldiers firing a M110 howitzer during Operation Desert Storm, December 29, 1990. The howitzer fired the type of artillery projectiles Turkey has requested permission to retransfer to Ukraine, until it was retired from US service in the mid-1990s.
July 16, 2026 Report

Ukraine: Russian-Run Schools Violate Children’s Rights

Systematic Effort in Occupied Territory to Erase Ukrainian Identity

A mother hugs her children after their return from the occupied territory of Ukraine via the Ukraine-Belarus border, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Volyn region, Ukraine, on September 3, 2023.
July 16, 2026 Witness

Witness: "Conversations about Important Things"

Ukrainian children who returned from Russia and Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine gather with their relatives after crossing the border from Belarus to Ukraine, in the Volyn region, on February 20, 2024.
March 23, 2026 Dispatches

A Step Toward Justice for Abuses in Ukraine

UN Should Renew Mandate for Commission of Inquiry

Kateryna Rashevska, a legal expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights (Kyiv, Ukraine), holds a picture she says depicts an abducted Ukrainian child, Washington DC, US, December 3, 2025.
February 26, 2026 Dispatches

A Year On, Two North Korean POWs in Ukraine Fear Forced Return

South Korea, European Union Express Willingness to Assist

Two Ukrainian soldiers work in a drone workshop in an undisclosed location near the Russian border in the Kursk region, on June 12, 2025.
February 24, 2026 Dispatches

Russia’s War on Ukraine Four Years On

Accountability for Grave Crimes Remains Essential

Residents react after a missile hit an apartment building during Russian attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 17, 2025.
October 21, 2025 Dispatches

Russian Forces Deliberately Attack UN Aid Convoy

Brutal Campaign in Southern Ukraine

Russian forces used quadcopter drones to attack a United Nations inter-agency convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Bilozerka in Khersonska region, in southern Ukraine, October 14, 2025.
October 8, 2025 News Release

Tajikistan: Arrest Putin

ICC Members Should Not Welcome Fugitives

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon during their meeting in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025.
September 17, 2025 Dispatches

Russian Strike Kills Dozens of Older People in Ukraine

Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Civilians Escalate

Policemen and medics help move people from an armored car to an ambulance in the village of Yarova,  Donetska region. On September 9, 2025, Yarova was hit by a Russian aerial strike, which killed dozens of civilians.
August 20, 2025 Dispatches

Ukraine’s Suffering Reflected in One Family’s Story

Justice for Crimes Against Humanity Cannot Be Negotiated Away

Tetiana and Petro Litvin.
August 12, 2025 Dispatches

Trump-Putin Meeting Sidelines Civilian Protection, Justice

Agenda Omits Detained Ukrainian Civilians, Accountability for War Crimes

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "No Peace Without Justice" at a protest

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