Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a working trip to Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, 4 September 2023.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a working trip to Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, 4 September 2023. © The Presidential Office of Ukraine.

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 58

12 September 2023

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.

Russian sergeant Azamat Kuzbarmakov has been sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for cruel treatment of civilians and robbery during the occupation of Bobryk, a village in Kyiv region, in March 2022.
Russian sergeant Azamat Kuzbarmakov has been sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for cruel treatment of civilians and robbery during the occupation of Bobryk, a village in Kyiv region, in March 2022. © Still from a video by ГТРК "Саратов"
COURTSIDE

Russian Sergeant Sentenced to Ten Years for Beating and Robbing Civilians

Soldier threatened, beat and stole valuables from locals over several days in March 2022.
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In the border town of Kozacha Lopan, in the Kharkiv region, police discovered a jail that they believe Russian soldiers used as a torture chamber September 25, 2022 in Kozacha Lopan, Ukraine.
In the border town of Kozacha Lopan, in the Kharkiv region, police discovered a jail that they believe Russian soldiers used as a torture chamber September 25, 2022 in Kozacha Lopan, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images
INTERVEW

“People Need to Know the Terrible Truth About These Prisons”

Russian human rights activist describes efforts to document the torture and sexual abuse of captured Ukrainians so as to build potential criminal cases against the perpetrators.
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UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 12 September ‘23

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

•  Courts in Sumy and Chernihiv Issue War Crimes Sentences
•  Russian Lieutenant Issued Suspicion for Rape
•  Six Russian Soldiers Issued Suspicion for Looting

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