Local residents help police, forensic experts and war crimes prosecution teams to exhume the body of a 16-year-old girl that was buried by family members in the town's cemetery after she was killed by Russian forces along with seven other men in the town of Pravdyne on the outskirts of Kherson on November 29, 2022.
Local residents help police, forensic experts and war crimes prosecution teams to exhume the body of a 16-year-old girl that was buried by family members in the town's cemetery after she was killed by Russian forces along with seven other men in the town of Pravdyne on the outskirts of Kherson on November 29, 2022. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 19

6 December 2022

IWPR's Frontline Updates – unique insights from our network of local reporters and updates from our programmes.

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IWPR’s weekly Ukraine Justice Report provides an overview of key events and links to essential reading from Ukrainian and international reports alongside dedicated IWPR reporting and analysis.

Members of Ukraine's war crimes prosecutor team.
Members of Ukraine's war crimes prosecutor team. © Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine
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UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 6 December ‘22

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

•  ECHR Continues to Hear Russia Cases
•  Kherson Investigations Proceed
•  Legal Aid Commitment
•  Eighteen Countries Investigate War Crimes

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As Russians occupied large areas of the southern region of Kherson, civilians struggled to get by. “Russian soldiers came to each household several times to donate products. They didn't force anyone: you can either take it or not. But you need to eat something, right?” Mykhailo, a 71-year-old resident of Velyka Oleksandrivka village, told IWPR.
As Russians occupied large areas of the southern region of Kherson, civilians struggled to get by. “Russian soldiers came to each household several times to donate products. They didn't force anyone: you can either take it or not. But you need to eat something, right?” Mykhailo, a 71-year-old resident of Velyka Oleksandrivka village, told IWPR. © Ivan Krasikov/IWPR

Kherson: Aid and Intimidation Under Occupation

Residents describe how Russian forces used a carrot-and-stick approach with the local population.

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