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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.
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OSCE staff member Maksym Petrov is deported to Russia
Maksym Petrov is a Ukrainian national, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission staff member, who worked as an interpreter. He was illegally detained in April 2022 and later unlawfully sentenced to 13 years for “treason against the LPR” – same as his colleague Dmytro Shabanov.
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Analysis of the ECtHR Judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia
On 9 July 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (applications nos. 8019/16, 43800/14, 28525/20 and 11055/22). This was a landmark moment in legal terms, not only for assessing the consequences of the armed conflict on Ukrainian territory, but also for […]
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Remembrance Day for Victims of Execution, Torture, or Death in Captivity
Today, 28 July, we commemorate the memory of those tortured and killed in captivity.
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OSCE and Participating States Must Act Now to Free Its Staff Members from Russia’s Captivity and Prosecution
Joint Statement
