Our documentation of war crimes by the Russian Federation against the civilian population in Ukraine in September 2024

The NGO"Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners of the Kremlin" hasbeen operating since 2017, focusing on protecting individuals illegallydeprived of personal freedom for political reasons. The large-scale armedaggression of the Russian Federation and the occupation of significantterritories of Ukraine have led to a new wave of enforced disappearances andarbitrary detentions. Since 2022, the Association, as part of the coalition ofpublic organizations "Ukraine. 5 AM," has joined in documenting andconducting in-depth interviews with victims and witnesses of internationalcrimes committed by Russian military personnel in the occupied territories ofUkraine.

Our organization's documenters workon obtaining testimonies from individuals who have witnessed crimes of the RussianFederation, suffered from illegal deprivation of liberty, or were held againsttheir will by the occupying authorities.

Since 2022,we have interviewed 362 witnesses of enforced disappearances, arbitrarydetentions, and crimes against the civilian population, including the shellingof civilian infrastructure, appropriation of private property by occupiers, andillegal deprivation of liberty. As of the end of September 2024, informationhas been uncovered about 221 civilians who were arbitrarily detained byrepresentatives of the Russian Federation or groups controlled by the aggressorcountry, of which 17 individuals were identified during the processing oftestimonies in September 2024.

All the details about our September war crime documentation results are in attached PDF file below.

Our experts are currently documenting war crimes with the support of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee - we are greatful to the organization for helping us to continue this important work.

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Submission to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances

August 6, 2024

Submission to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances

By this submission Non-GovernmentalOrganization "Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners of the Kremlin" provides the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances information about cases of human rights violations in the context of the armed conflict in Ukraine, specifically the enforced disappearances of civilian citizens of our state, which have resulted from crimes committed by Russian military personnel and representatives of the occupying authorities in the occupied territories of Ukraine.

June 6, 2025

Invisible in Russian captivity: Analysis of the illegal detention of civilians incommunicado: family testimonies and challenges in locating them

This analytical report is extremely important for illustrating violations of Articles 9 (right to social security), 10 (protection of the family), 12 (right to health) and 15 (participation in cultural life) of the Covenant. The report describes the complete isolation of civilians in places of detention without contact with the outside world (holding them incommunicado), accompanied by psychological pressure, a ban on phone calls and correspondence, and no access to a lawyer or medical care. Such conditions not only violate their individual rights, but also deprive their families of the opportunity to provide care, support and the realisation of basic social rights.