he report illustrates how families of victims from temporarily occupied territories face systemic difficulties in accessing free legal aid, social security, document restoration, and medical services. This is a direct violation of the state's obligations under Articles 9 and 12 of the Covenant. The analysis of more than 200 appeals provides a qualitative empirical basis confirming the structural barriers created by the Russian occupation administration.

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March 1, 2025

Analytical Review: War Crimes in the Occupied Part of Zaporizhzhia Region. Documented Evidence, 2022 – Early 2025

This document is important for confirming large-scale violations in the territory under the de facto control of the Russian Federation. It contains data on illegal searches, detentions, torture, coercion to cooperate, and oppression of representatives of religious communities (in particular Christians), confirming violations of Articles 12 (right to health), 15 (freedom of thought and religion), and 2 (non-discrimination). This source directly supports the submission's arguments regarding the targeted discriminatory policy applied by the Russian Federation in the occupied territories, particularly in the context of access to medical care, social services and freedom of conscience.
March 31, 2025

Analytical review of the activities of the NGO “Association of Relatives of Kremlin Political Prisoners” regarding the documentation of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation against the civilian population in Ukraine in March 2025

Since 2022, the Association's documenters have identified and interviewed 477 witnesses of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, and other international crimes against the civilian population, including shelling of civilian infrastructure, appropriation of private property by the occupiers, and unlawful deprivation of liberty. As of March 31, 2025, information has been established and documented on 322 civilians who were illegally deprived of their personal liberty as a result of the Russian Federation's aggression, 13 of whom were identified during the documentation of testimonies in March 2025.