ANNUAL REPORT 2023 3.  WORK WITHIN STRATEGIC AREAS AND  HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES The Center for Civil Lib- erties was one of the NGOs that initiated the creation of a mechanism of mixed medical commissions, as prescribed by the Gene- va Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War and informed the state executive authorities of its readiness to work. On 30 August, International Day of Enforced Disappear- ances, the Center held an ac- tion in support of civilian prisoners named ‘VOICES’ on Mykhailivska Square. The Center for Civil Liberties During the first quarter, Law, it is prohibited to hu- is aware of more than 150 pen- the CCL organised and miliate, torture, and abuse itentiary institutions in Russia conducted a three-module prisoners of war! The cam- and the temporarily occupied training on International paign was widely publicised, territories of Ukraine where Humanitarian Law and its we held meetings with inter- civilians are being held with- implementation at the na- national organisations and out any grounds for detention tional level for the staff of the international community and abducted during the oc- the Coordination Head- and sent an appeal to the UN cupation from their homes, quarters for the Treatment Human Rights Committee. on their way to the store, or of Prisoners of War. We held more than 15 meet- from their workplace. They Over the year, three human ings with representatives of are tortured, starved, subject- rights clubs were held with international organisations, ed to psychological pressure, experts and civil society with whom we discussed organisations to protect and cooperated on the pro- the rights and freedoms of tection of all victims of civilians unlawfully detained enforced disappearances as a result of Russian aggres- and arbitrary detention. sion, to respect the rights We provided them with of prisoners of war, and to information about the abuse, advocate for their release. torture, and ill-treatment of On 27 July 2023, the Center civilians and prisoners of war for Civil Liberties, togeth- by the Russian Federation. er with the NGO Military As part of the campaign Medics of Ukraine, launched for the release of prisoners, a large-scale information more than 500 letters from and advocacy campaign to relatives of prisoners of ensure the rights of captured war and illegally detained medics as a result of the Rus- civilians from Crimea and sian-Ukrainian war. According other regions of Ukraine to International Humanitarian were delivered to the Pope. 19