Dry sunflowers hang their heads as a destroyed Russian tank points towards a former frontline on March 06, 2023 in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine. The area had been occupied by Russian forces for much of 2022 before being liberated by Ukrainian troops in the fall.
Dry sunflowers hang their heads as a destroyed Russian tank points towards a former frontline on March 06, 2023 in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine. The area had been occupied by Russian forces for much of 2022 before being liberated by Ukrainian troops in the fall. © John Moore/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 31

7 March 2023

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

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.

A man walks past a heavily damaged apartment building on April 4, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. The Ukrainian government has accused Russian forces of committing a "deliberate massacre" as they occupied and eventually retreated from Bucha, 25km northwest of Kyiv.
A man walks past a heavily damaged apartment building on April 4, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. The Ukrainian government has accused Russian forces of committing a "deliberate massacre" as they occupied and eventually retreated from Bucha, 25km northwest of Kyiv. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images
COURT REPORT

Bucha: Kidnapped and Tortured Three Times

Servicemen are accused of beating and starving 32-year-old hostage on several occasions.
A woman holds her dog while being evacuated from her home due to Russian invasion on March 06, 2023 in Kupiansk, Ukraine.
A woman holds her dog while being evacuated from her home due to Russian invasion on March 06, 2023 in Kupiansk, Ukraine. © John Moore/Getty Images

Ukraine: Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

Police, prosecutors and civil society groups are developing dedicated protocols to deal with an expected surge of cases.
UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 7 March ‘23

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

• International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression
•  Russian Pilot Who Bombed Kharkiv TV Tower Convicted
•  Two Russian Soldiers Suspected of Rape in Kherson and Kyiv Regions
•  Russian Officers to be Tried for Ordering Torture and Murder
•  Russian Soldier Sentenced in Absentia for Robbery 

Ukraine Justice Report

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Posad-Pokrovs’ke: “We Need a Whole New Village”

The strategic southern settlement destroyed by shelling faces a daunting task as it looks to recover.
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Graffiti of a child throwing a man on the floor in judo clothing is seen on a wall amid damaged buildings in Borodyanka on November 09, 2022 in Kyiv Region, Ukraine. © Ed Ram/Getty Images
SPOTLIGHT

Ukraine: One Year On

IWPR looks at the impact of the full-scale invasion on ordinary Ukrainians.
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Ukraine War Diary

Reporting from Ukraine by IWPR founder and executive director Anthony Borden.
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Ukraine Justice Report provides updated and in-depth coverage of judicial processes taking place across the country. 
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Ukraine Voices

The Ukraine Voices project supports Ukrainian journalists reporting on the Russian invasion of their country.
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The Reckoning Project: Ukraine Testifies

The Reckoning Project aim is to ensure that as the war retreats from the front pages, justice in all its forms is not forgotten.
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