Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025

1. The present report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/184, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its eightieth session.

2. In its resolution 68/262 and other relevant resolutions, including resolution 79/184, the General Assembly reaffirmed its commitment to the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. In the present report, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (hereinafter “Crimea”) and certain areas of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, Ukraine, temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, are referred to as “temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine”, in line with General Assembly resolution 79/184. The organs and officials of the Russian Federation established in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are referred to as the “occupying authorities of the Russian Federation”.

3. This is the thirteenth report of the Secretary-General on the human rights situation in the territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation. It focuses on the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, but also includes earlier cases documented during the reporting period that illustrate patterns of violations.