On September 9th, the small village of Yarova in Donetsk region was struck by a Russian guided bomb. At least 24 people were killed, most of them elderly, as they stood in line to receive their pensions. Nineteen others were injured. This tragedy exposes the cruelty of this war: defenseless civilians, in one of the...
On September 7th, Kyiv witnessed one of the darkest days of this war. Waves of Russian missiles and drones rained down on the Ukrainian capital. The toll: several dead, including a mother and her three-year-old child, and dozens wounded. Even the Cabinet of Ministers’ building was damaged. What is most shocking is not only the...
Le 7 septembre, Kyiv a connu l’une des journées les plus sombres de cette guerre. Des vagues de missiles et de drones russes se sont abattues sur la capitale ukrainienne. Bilan : plusieurs morts, dont une mère et son enfant de trois mois, et des dizaines de blessés. Même le bâtiment du Cabinet des ministres...
The Urgent Need for Justice for War Victims In every armed conflict, behind the headlines and political speeches, millions of victims of war are left with shattered lives. Civilians who have lost loved ones, survivors of torture, women subjected to sexual violence, children displaced from their homes — their stories demand more than compassion....
In June, life slowly returned to the children of Izyum thanks to your donations. Our Safe Space welcomed 18 children for a total of 24 creative and emotional support workshops. Izyum, a city in Eastern Ukraine heavily bombed since the start of the war, remains home to families fighting to survive. For the youngest, war...
In a dramatic policy reversal, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday, July 14, a substantial military aid package for Ukraine and threatened sweeping secondary sanctions against Russia unless a ceasefire is reached within fifty days. The move marks a clear break with the strategy Trump has pursued since returning to the White House: relying...
Last June, the city of Lviv hosted a high-level seminar dedicated to exploring concrete mechanisms for restoring justice to those affected by the armed aggression against Ukraine. Organized in close cooperation with the Ukrainian Fund for International Volunteers (FUVI), the event took place at the intersection of international criminal law, transitional justice, and human rights....
Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the destruction of civil infrastructure has been staggering, with over 1,200 buildings damaged or destroyed in the Lviv region alone. The total damages across the country are estimated to exceed 5 billion UAH. The Ukrainian government, with the support of international bodies, has worked tirelessly to...
For over three years, FUVI – the Ukrainian International Volunteer Fund – and Attorney-at-Law Nicolas Ligneul have worked relentlessly, day and night, to represent Ukrainian victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court. What started as a handful of cases has grown into hundreds, and soon, thousands. Every testimony, every...
In a damning report, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has accused the Russian military of deliberately targeting hotels in Ukraine known to be housing journalists. These actions, if verified, represent not only a blatant violation of international humanitarian law but also a clear war crime that must not go unpunished. Targeting Journalists: A War Crime in...
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