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Human Rights Houses in Belgrade, Banja Luka, and Zagreb, along with the Sarajevo Open Center – united in a Regional Network – strongly condemn yesterday’s armed police intrusion into the premises of member organisations of the Human Rights House Belgrade, conducted without a proper court order.

On the 11th anniversary of Crimea’s Resistance to the Russian Federation’s unlawful occupation, Human Rights House Crimea, its member organisations, and the Human Rights House Foundation reaffirm their strong commitment to protecting human rights, fundamental freedoms, and the dignity of all individuals in the occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol.

In February 2025, Ukraine marks three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion and eleven years in total of armed Russian aggression against the country starting with the annexation of Crimea, sparking an “avalanche of atrocities” and human rights violations. In this interview with HRHF, Ukrainian human rights defender Tetiana Pechonchyk, discusses the potential escalation of the war, Ukrainian civil society’s current human rights focuses, the impact of disrupted US support for Ukraine, and how it could strengthen China’s influence in the region, among other pressing issues.