Over 10,000 Human Rights Violations Documented in Occupied Crimea

More than 10,000 cases of human rights violations have been recorded in Crimea over the 11 years of occupation. Data on war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the hostilities in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and other regions of Ukraine were also entered into the Register of War Crimes.

This was reported by the press service of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.

During a press conference dedicated to the presentation of the Analysis of Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Crimea, lawyer of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center Yulia Korotkikh spoke about the digital War Crimes Register, created to document human rights violations related to both the beginning of the occupation of the peninsula and the full-scale invasion.

According to her, this Register is not just a database, but a digital tool that contains all the information available to the organization about human rights violations recorded since 2014. In total, the CTRC has documented more than 10,000 such cases over the 11 years of occupation.

The lawyer emphasized that the information collected should be systematized and presented in a format that allows for effective work with it: analytical processing, forming an evidence base, and transferring materials to law enforcement agencies or international institutions involved in investigations.

Eskender Bariyev, Chairman of the Board of the CRO, added that a team of IT specialists is working on improving the Register, and the tool will be completed soon. According to him, in November last year, the CTRC held a focus group together with the Prosecutor's Office, during which recommendations and suggestions were voiced. In May, another event is planned - a focus group or workshop with representatives of the National Police, the Security Service of Ukraine and other agencies to take into account the specifics of their work.

Recently, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution that opens up the possibility of receiving compensation for the damage caused by Russia since the beginning of the occupation of Crimea in 2014. As of April 14, the occupation authorities are holding 225 people, 134 of whom are Crimean Tatars.

Residents of the peninsula continue to be punished with fines for disseminating "unwanted" information - over 1200 administrative cases were recorded during the year, almost half of which concerned women. Repressions continue: in the first three months of 2025 alone, at least 13 searches took place in Crimea, including 7 searches of Crimean Tatars. Most often, detentions occur on charges of "discrediting the Russian army."

Анна Бальчінос