The report, titled “Disinformation as a Human Rights Abuse in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine,” was prepared for Russia’s fourth cycle review under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) framework. The collaborating Ukrainian organizations included Detector Media, Internews Ukraine, the Institute of Mass Information, TEXTY, the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, and VoxUkraine, with support from DT Institute.
The report details the unprecedented use of disinformation and propaganda to violate the rights of Ukrainian citizens during the escalation of Russian military efforts against democratic Ukraine. The report also presents 20 recommendations, urging the Russian Federation to cease promoting genocidal rhetoric against Ukrainians, halt the dissemination of dangerous hate speech and disinformation infringing on their human rights, and put an end to the spread of false narratives and fabricated information that incite fear and restrict people’s freedom to form opinions without interference.
Read the full report here
