Yulia Gorbunova
A lawyer by training, Yulia is senior researcher on Ukraine, where she has worked extensively documenting war crimes in Russia’s war against Ukraine in the wake of the February 24, 2022 invasion. Before that, she documented abuses in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, and in occupied Crimea, including enforced disappearances, prosecution, and detention of Crimean Tatars and abuses by paramilitary groups. She has focused on a range of other issues in Ukraine, including refugee rights, the right to health, the rights of older people and people with disabilities, and legislative reforms to promote international justice. She has also worked on rights issues in several other countries in the Europe and Central Asia region, including women’s rights, and freedom of assembly, association, and speech. Yulia holds a master’s degree in professional communications from the University of Western Sydney and a bachelor's in law with a focus on criminal law and international law. She speaks English and Russian.
Articles Authored
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January 19, 2016
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November 11, 2015
The last school bell in Krasnohorivka
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October 13, 2015
Dispatches: A Step Closer to Answers for Victims of MH17
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September 21, 2015
Children of the Ghost Village
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August 25, 2015
Dispatches: Crimea – Keep Quiet or Else
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August 11, 2015
Dispatches: Ukraine Shouldn’t Take a Leaf out of Russia’s Book
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April 1, 2015
Dispatches: Crimean Tatar TV Station Forced to Close
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February 16, 2015
The Red Tape Tied Around Donbass
Reports Authored
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Ukraine: Russian Attacks on Energy Grid Threaten Civilians
Leveraging Civilian Harm as a Tactic of War; Millions Without Electricity, Water, Heat
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Ukraine: Torture, Disappearances in Occupied South
Apparent War Crimes by Russian Forces in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia Regions
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Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas
Summary Executions, Other Grave Abuses by Russian Forces
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Ukraine: Deadly Attacks Kill, Injure Civilians, Destroy Homes
Explosive Weapons Leave People Dead, Wounded, Homeless; Damage Vital Infrastructure
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Crimea: Conscription Violates International Law
Russia Flouting Human Rights Obligations Five Years into Occupation
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Studying Under Fire
Attacks on Schools, Military Use of Schools During the Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
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