The data on offenses of creating or running brothels and procuring in Ukraine from 2013 to 2025 reveals significant fluctuations that reflect both law enforcement priorities and broader societal disruptions. The period reached its peak in 2014, when authorities registered 509 crimes and issued 379 notifications, representing the highest level of documented activity throughout the…
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Undermining Justice Under Fire: Crimes Against Justice in War-Time Ukraine
During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, crimes against justice have predominantly receded into the shadows, presenting a paradoxical statistical landscape that masks a deeper crisis in institutional accountability. Police statistics demonstrate a dramatic volatility in registered crimes against justice, with initial precipitous declines followed by recent surges that suggest systemic dysfunction rather than genuine…
The Russian Full-Scale Invasion and Crime in Ukraine: A Wartime Analysis of Criminal Justice Dynamics (2013-2025)
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked not only a military and humanitarian catastrophe but also a critical juncture for the country’s criminal justice system. The past four years of war have had a pronounced negative impact on Ukrainian society and the criminal justice system, fundamentally altering crime patterns and revealing systemic…
Dmytro Yagunov: The Wartime Paradox: Torture Prosecution Effectiveness in Ukraine (2013-2025)
The prosecution of torture in Ukraine presents a paradoxical case study in criminal justice effectiveness. Analysis of official statistics spanning thirteen years (2013-2025) reveals fundamental shifts in investigative capacity, prosecutorial commitment, and systemic dysfunction that challenge conventional assumptions about the relationship between state resources and criminal justice outcomes. Here, we examine torture police statistics across…
Dmytro Yagunov, Rita Haverkamp: Human Trafficking and Satellite Crimes in Wartime Ukraine
More than 6.2 million refugees from Ukraine moved to Europe and other states after the Russian military aggression against Ukraine (the war) began in February 2022. Against this background, trafficking in human beings (THB) appears to be a (trans)national problem in Ukraine. In contrast to this assumption, formally declared statistics related to these crimes in…
Training for Trainers on Human Rights Protection in Places of Detention
On 4-5 December 2025 The Centre for European Constitutional Law (CECL), in partnership with the European Prison Litigation Network and the Human Rights Centre ZMINA, hosted a specialised Training of Trainers on the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Detention in Athens. The two-day intensive programme formed part of the DIGNITY project, an initiative co-funded by…
Presentation of a Monograph on the Transformation of the Social Control System in Wartime
On 28 November 2025, a presentation was held for the monograph Wartime Crisis Mode: The Impact of Russia’s Aggression on the System of Social Control in Ukraine (Crime, Institutes, and Trust in Criminal Justice). This is the first comprehensive study analysing the impact of Russian aggression on criminal justice, crime, and trust in law enforcement…
Call for Papers: Wartime Crisis Mode: Crime, Justice and Social Control in Armed Conflicts in Europe
Call for Papers Wartime Crisis Mode: Crime, Justice and Social Control in Armed Conflicts in Europe Edited by Dr. Dmytro Yagunov, Prof. Dr. Rita Haverkamp and Dr. Tetiana Melnychuk Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Endowed Professorship of Crime Prevention and Risk Management Supported by the Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation About the…
Dmytro Yagunov: Crime in Ukraine: Trends, Structure and Transformations (January–October 2025)
1. Introduction 1.1. Research Context and Methodology Ukraine’s criminal justice system in 2025 operates under extraordinary strain due to Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion. The fourth year of war has driven profound structural shifts in crime patterns that extend well beyond statistical fluctuations. 1.2. Overview of the Reporting Period Between January and October 2025, overall crime…