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On April 15th, the Reckoning Project, an initiative of Ukrainian and international reporters and lawyers to document war crimes, submitted a criminal complaint to the Argentine Federal Judiciary under the universal jurisdiction. The case concerns the torture of a Ukrainian civilian by Russian forces during the occupation in 2022. © Anna Tsyhyma

Argentina to Consider Ukrainian Case

“It is important for us to show that crimes have no borders and Russian criminals must be caught everywhere.”

8 May 24

Emergency personnel clear rubble in search for victims in the heavily damaged apartment building that was hit by a downed Russian missile on June 24, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Ukraine Needs Justice, Not Charity

Expert calls for international agreement on the legal basis and conditions under which Russian assets can be used for reconstruction and reparations.

30 Apr 24

In late February 2022, Russian troops repeatedly shelled the court building of Borodyanka, a town in the Kyiv oblast, destroying much of its contents. © Irina Domashchenko

Reviving Wartime Justice

“Everyone wanted to go to work as soon as possible.”

23 Apr 24

Two women embrace each other outside a residential building damaged during Russian drone attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Women Support Women

How survivors of sexual violence are working to gather testimony for future justice processes.

16 Apr 24

A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard near a burning warehouse hit by a Russian shell in the suburbs of Kyiv on March 24, 2022. © FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images

EU Team Advises Ukraine Over Justice Challenges

“The security situation is fluid, the crimes continue to mount and the world’s eyes move on.”

9 Apr 24

Officials carry bodies from unidentified makeshift graves at the Pishanske cemetery on September 19, 2022 in Izium, Ukraine. The bodies will be examined by forensic officials for possible war crimes. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Ukraine Pursues Genocide Charges

Although the term is currently often used in international politics, the legal complexities are huge.

2 Apr 24

Ukrainian Marines drive a T-80 tank across a thawing field on February 15, 2023 in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine. Russian forces have been attacking Ukrainian troops all across the country's east in a winter offensive. © John Moore/Getty Images

Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression

Some states are backing the establishment of a special court to reflect that this crime is one that impacts the global order.

26 Mar 24

Oksana, 47-year-old, speaks to journalists next to a destroyed Russian tank in Dmytrivka village, west of Kyiv. © GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images

Project Sunflowers

With the support of volunteers in 19 countries, testimony is being collected in a secure database to be used in future justice processes.

19 Mar 24

Family members attend the funeral of brother and sister Oleksandr and Iryna Hodak at a cemetery on October 09, 2023 in Hroza, Ukraine. On October 5 a Russian missile strike killed 52 people in a village near the eastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk. Officials say one-fifth of the village died in the attack on civilians gathering at a wake in a cafe and shop. © Diego Fedele/Getty Images

“Success is the Establishment of Trust”

Kyiv-based centre coordinating assistance for victims and witnesses helps them navigate legal complexities, social rehabilitation and intense trauma.

27 Feb 24

Ukraine's Chernihiv District Court in session.

The Challenge of In Absentia Trials

Procedures must be impeccably transparent, given international concerns about national courts’ impartiality during an armed conflict.

20 Feb 24

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