New Campaign Focuses on Russia-Ukraine Detainees

By Human Rights Watch

(Berlin, January 28, 2025) – Ensuring the safety and rights of civilian detainees and prisoners of war (POWs) should be a priority in any future negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, 31 human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, said today. Ukrainian, Russian, and international human rights organizations launched the campaign, called People First.“If and when negotiations take place, there will be extremely complicated issues that may take years to resolve, and meanwhile thousands of Ukrainians are held by Russia in horrific conditions.” said Hugh Williamson,…

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