10-07-2025
European court finds Russia downed MH17, committed rights violations in Ukraine
Europe's human rights court on Wednesday unanimously found Russia responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and for 'widespread and flagrant abuses of human rights' in Ukraine from 2014 onward, including summary executions and the transfer of children to Russia.
The European Court of Human Rights said Russia's pattern of human rights violations also included indiscriminate military attacks; torture, notably rape as a weapon of war; and the intimidation and persecution of journalists and religious groups.
