Institutional Continuity: Sexual Violence as a Systemic Practice of the Russian State from the Empire to the Present Day

On 29 May 2026, the Secretary-General of the United Nations released his annual report on conflict-related sexual violence. For the first time, the

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.

Societies Grappling with a ‘Silent but Growing’ Prison Crisis

Prisons have become a fragile link in many criminal justice systems, weakened by over-incarceration, overcrowding, poor conditions and chronic neglect – fuelling calls

UN Commission: Enforced Disappearances Committed by Russian Authorities Amount to Crimes Against Humanity

Enforced disappearances committed by Russian authorities in a widespread and systematic manner against the civilian population in the context of their full-scale invasion