Ukraine: EU must dedicate a share of asset-backed loan to reparations for victims and survivors of human rights violations

On 13 October 2025, the Coalition for Genocide Response joined several civil society organisations calling upon the EU to dedicate a share of asset-backed loan to reparations for victims/survivors of human rights violations.

As the organisations stress:

With a EUR 140 billion loan to Ukraine – backed by immobilised Russian sovereign assets – now on the table, the European Union must innovate by leveraging these assets and assign a portion of the funds for victims of gross human rights violations and serious violations of humanitarian law.  

Dedicating as little as 2% of this reparation loan – EUR 2.8 billion – to domestic reparations programmes would transform lives. This bold step would showcase European leadership and a commitment to the rule of law, enabling the E.U. and Ukraine to: 

• Deliver reparations to all victims in urgent need, including survivors of conflict-related sexual violence; 

• Provide recognition and redress to families of the disappeared; 

• Support rehabilitation and compensation for victims of torture and other grave violations. 

See the full statement here.