24/03/2026
TOMORROW
25 March 2026 │ 12:00 – 13:00 CET
Live streaming on YouTube: check link in comment
Health Care in the Dark: The Human Cost of Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Side Event on the margins of the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council Conference Room Concordia I, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Co-Sponsored by: Permanent Missions to the UN Geneva of Ukraine, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Moldova, Montenegro and Netherlands
Organised by: No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) and Truth Hounds, in cooperation with Physicians for Human Rights
WHY THIS MATTERS
- Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid deliberately target civilians, violating international humanitarian law and potentially constituting crimes against
humanity.
- The health impacts disproportionately harm vulnerable groups, including dialysis patients, children, older adults, and those reliant on electricity for care.
- These health harms are underdocumented, and this event argues for closing that evidence gap
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Field research by Truth Hounds and Physicians for Human Rights documents measurable health harms from systematic power disruptions.
- Expert analysis examines legal accountability frameworks, including the roles of the ICC and UN human rights
mechanisms.
- A structured dialogue brings together states, organisations, and civil society to address evidentiary gaps hindering accountability
Side Event on the margins of the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council, at thePalais des Nations, Geneva, Conference Room Concordia I.25 March 2026 | 1...