Ole Solvang
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Ole Solvang
@olesolvang.bsky.social
Investigator of violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in armed conflict. With UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), OHCHR’s field presence in Ukraine.
Short-range drones have become one of the greatest threats to civilians in Ukraine. The number of casualties from such weapons was the highest ever in January.

HRMMU's statement and link to our monthly Protection of Civilians update for January: ukraine.ohchr.org/en/In-Ukrain...
February 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Reposted by Ole Solvang
In 2012, with @OleSolvang we investigated the network of secret detention facilities in Syria for @hrw, identifying 27 facilities where people have been tortured & executed - AND those who ran them. Now is time for accountability. hrw.org/report/2012/07
December 8, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Another large-scale attack against energy infrastructure in #Ukraine this morning. These attacks have wide-ranging impact on civilians, particularly now that temperatures are dropping. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2a2d...
Attacks on Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure
Harm to the Civilian Population
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:07 AM
With yesterday's large-scale attack on energy infrastructure in Ukraine in mind, here's a report we published about the impact of the waves of attack this summer, laying out our concerns at that point. Those are still relevant.

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2a2d...
Attacks on Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure
Harm to the Civilian Population
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:56 AM