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Solidarity under pressure: ULAG at the 24th Assembly of States Parties
Alina Pavliuk, ULAG’s Legal Coordinator and Analyst attended the 24th Assembly of States Parties to contribute to the discussion related to the Court’s work on Ukraine, defending the ICC, issues of non-cooperation, withdrawal, victims’ rights and other topics related to the ICC and international justice for grave crimes committed in Ukraine.
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Advocating for the release of the UA OSCE staff: key results from the PA Autumn Meeting and a visit to Türkiye
ULAG lawyer Ievgeniia Kapalkina and Margaryta Shabanova concluded their visit to Türkiye in hope to advance the efforts to ensure the release of Margaryta’s husband, Dmytro Shabanov, and his colleagues Maksym Petrov and Vadym Golda – OSCE staff members, unlawfully detained and prosecuted by Russia since 2022.
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Immediate Release of Ukrainian OSCE Staff Must Be a Top Priority – WHDC 2025 Reflections
Immediate release of Dmytro Shabanov, Maksym Petrov and Vadym Golda must be at the top of the agenda for the OSCE and participating States, backed by concrete actions. Ievgeniia Kapalkina and Margaryta Shabanova attended this year’s OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference (WHDC) to advocate for an urgent and comprehensive response to the situation Ukrainian nationals OSCE staff members have been in since 2022.
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Tajikistan’s Welcome of Putin Betrays Victims’ Hope for Justice – Nadia Volkova in CICC Statement
On October 8, the CICC called Tajikistan to cancel Vladimir Putin’s visit. The visit, however, eventually has taken place – a violation of cooperation obligations before the ICC by its State Party. In the comment for the statement Nadia Volkova talks about the meaning of such instances of non-cooperation for the Court and the victims.
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OSCE Current and Former Staff Members’ Joint Letter For the Release of Dmytro Shabanov, Maksym Petrov, and Vadym Golda
We, undersigned former and current staff members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), in particular those who served with the Special Monitoring Mission OSCE to Ukraine (OSCE SMMU hereafter), as well those currently working for the OSCE across the world, are making this appeal with deep concern and a sense of […]
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Helsinki+50 and the Ongoing Detention of OSCE Staff: A Reflection
On July 31, the Helsinki+50 Conference took place, marking the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act – a foundational document for the OSCE.
