Dmytro, 39, kneels by the grave of his childhood friend Andrii Parkhomenko in Irpin, Ukraine.
Dmytro, 39, kneels by the grave of his childhood friend Andrii Parkhomenko in Irpin, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 76

30 January 2024

IWPR's Frontline Updates – unique insights from our network of local reporters and updates from our programmes.

IWPR’s weekly Ukraine Justice Report provides an overview of key events and links to essential reading from Ukrainian and international reports alongside dedicated IWPR reporting and analysis.

Chernihiv Court of Appeals in session on 22 January 2024.
Chernihiv Court of Appeals in session on 22 January 2024. © Iryna Domashchenko
COURTSIDE

Russian Pilot’s Appeal Rejected

Defence lawyer had asked for offence to be reclassified from war crime to intentional murder.
A war crimes prosecutor views the body of a Ukrainian civilian during a search for evidence of war crimes in an underground air raid shelter that was believed to be used as a prison by Russian occupying forces, on October 15, 2022 in Kupiansk, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine.
A war crimes prosecutor views the body of a Ukrainian civilian during a search for evidence of war crimes in an underground air raid shelter that was believed to be used as a prison by Russian occupying forces, on October 15, 2022 in Kupiansk, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images
FEATURE

Artificial Intelligence and War Crimes Investigations

Innovative technology could be of huge benefit given unprecedented amount of data documenting alleged violations.
UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 30 January ‘24

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

•  Former Commandant of Donetsk Torture Chamber Sentenced
•  Life Imprisonment for Russian Lieutenant
•  Investigation of Kupyansk Torture Chamber

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