We are pleased to invite you to an online briefing on Tuesday 26 May 2026 at 14:00 on our joint formal communication to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), concerning the deportation to Russia and unlawful detention of approximately 1,800 Ukrainian civilian prisoners following the occupation of Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts in November 2022.
The communication was jointly prepared by the European Prison Litigation Network, Protection for Prisoners of Ukraine, and the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, and was supported by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine in the context of its engagement with the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC.
This communication is the result of nearly three and a half years of work, involving the identification and tracing of victims, logistical support for their repatriation, documentation of the ill-treatment they suffered, and support throughout the legal proceedings. It is based on more than 400 interviews conducted with people repatriated through our programme.
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This submission was prepared with the financial support of the Fondation de France. Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the Fondation de France
