Maryna Demura: The State of Compliance with Fundamental Human Rights Guarantees in Criminal Proceedings Under Martial Law
Access to a lawyer is an important guarantee of the right to a fair trial, the right to defence, the presumption of innocence
Dmytro Yagunov, Maryna Demura: Domestic Violence in Ukraine. Crime Trends and the Impact of the War
Recently, domestic violence has become an object of special attention by the Parliament, the Government, and the society in general. Therefore, domestic violence
Joint Statement by Ukraine, the European Union, and 36 States
Joint statement by Ukraine, the European Union, as well as Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia,
United Nations: Civilian Detainees Subjected to Torture Since Russia’s Full-Scale Attack on Ukraine
Russian authorities have subjected Ukrainian civilian detainees in occupied territory to torture and ill-treatment, including sexual violence, in a widespread and systematic manner.
Putin Presents Bill to Withdraw Russia from European Convention against Torture
Russian Dictator Putin has submitted to the Russian parliament a bill to withdraw Russia from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture.
Dmytro Yagunov: Informal prison hierarchies in the 21 century: subculture, trends and social control (The 2025 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology)
In this study, we raise the issues of the origins of Soviet criminal and prison subculture, the corresponding informal prisoner hierarchies, and the
Dmytro Yagunov: Russia Set Out to Denounce the Convention Against Torture Long Before the Full-Scale Invasion
At the link below, anyone can see exactly how Russia cooperated with the Council of Europe within the framework of the European Convention
Ukrainian Ombudsman: Torture is Part of the Russia’s State Policy
The announcement of Russia’s plans to withdraw from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture is an official removal of the last
Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: the State of Counteraction to Crimes Committed in the Context of Armed Conflict
During the period of Russia’s war against Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 6 August 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies registered 202918 criminal
Isolation – a New Prison Podel in France
Walls several meters high, cells under constant surveillance, bulletproof glass partitions separating visitors from prisoners: In Vanden le Vieux, a small town 200