The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), along with Ukraine’s Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG) and the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), has submitted an appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate hate speech by Russian propagandists and government officials. The appeal names individuals like Vladimir Solovyov, Dmitry Kiselyov, and Margarita Simonyan, among others, accusing them of inciting violence and hatred against Ukrainians.
Submitted under Article 15 of the Rome Statute of the ICC, the appeal focuses on hate speech violations as crimes against humanity. The petition highlights the role of propaganda in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the normalization of violence against civilians. The named individuals are seen as part of a larger state-sponsored effort to spread hatred.
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The FIDH emphasizes the importance of holding those responsible for hate speech to account and provides evidence of over 300 instances of such speech by the named individuals. Founded in 1922, FIDH is a global NGO that works to protect human rights worldwide.
In a separate case, the ICC previously issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova for their alleged involvement in deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.