Photo by Anastasiia Krutota on Unsplash The “survival” of Ukrainians depends on continued financial aid to the war-torn country, according to a leading human rights lawyer. The comments, by Oleksandra Matviichuk, come amid intensified attacks in the Russia-Ukraine war and pressure to initiate peace negotiations. Matviichuk is a leading Ukrainian human rights lawyer and co-recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize….
Photo by Bexar Arms on Unsplash On 28 September 2018, Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi visited the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to obtain a Saudi document confirming he was divorced, so that he could marry his Turkish fiancée. He was told to come back on 2 October to collect the document. When he returned a Saudi murder…
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has said that the Russians are committing mass war crimes against civilians in the occupied territories of Ukraine. As of 19 December, the UN recorded 142 cases of executions of Ukrainian civilians. In addition, numerous facts about large-scale torture and cruel behaviour towards detainees, including sexual…
Photo by Patrick Schneider on Unsplash The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution initiated by Uzbekistan on: “Central Asia in the face of environmental challenges: strengthening regional solidarity for the sake of sustainable development and prosperity,” writes Qodir Djuraev. The inter-governmental negotiation process to develop and agree on the text of the resolution took place over…
If Putin is not defeated in Ukraine, he will march on Europe. In recent months, in sync with attempts at massive assaults on the front, Russia has been concentrating its propaganda efforts to cut off any Western support for Ukraine. In particular, it has cultivated the myth that the Russian army is invincible (which, in…
On 14 December, EU leaders approved the European Commission’s recommendation to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, bringing both countries even closer to joining the EU. This is an extremely positive development for the whole of Eastern Europe, but at the same time there are many obstacles to overcome. Despite Orbán’s best efforts, the…
Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash In order to ensure true independence, impartiality, openness and transparency in the work of the courts and to improve the efficiency and quality of justice, our country is carrying out large-scale judicial reforms as part of building a New Uzbekistan. The main purpose of this is to ensure in…
As part of the comprehensive twelfth package of sanctions adopted yesterday, the Council decided to impose restrictive measures on an additional 61 individuals and 86 entities responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Today’s new listings target primarily the military and defence sectors. The Council is listing more than 40 companies taking part…
According to official figures, since the beginning of the Russian war, as of 31 July 2023, 19,546 children have been deported from Ukraine to Russia. These are only those cases that were officially recorded – when a parent, guardian or witness of a child’s deportation reported it to the National Information Bureau of Ukraine. For…
Photo by Mohammad Wasim on Unsplash Responding to statements made by the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, Baku has accused Borrell of bias. Regardless of international organizations’ assessments, the claim that Armenian people who migrated from the region to Armenia and other countries were forcibly…
