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Judges at the Chernihiv District Court on February 21, 2024 for the case against Russian soldiers Artem Tereshonkov and Vladyslav Dongak who are accused of shooting at a car with six civilians on March 3, 2022, killing two. © Irina Domashchenko

Two Russian Soldiers to be Tried for Shooting Civilian Car, Killing Two

The men opened fire with machine guns on a vehicle carrying fleeing villagers.

27 Feb 24

A protester holds up photographs showing murdered civilians of the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv during a demonstration against the Russian military invasion of Ukraine on April 06, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Ukraine: Fighting for Human Values

On the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion, Nobel prize-winner calls for world’s continued support and decisive action.

23 Feb 24

Ukraine's Chernihiv District Court in session. © Irina Domashchenko

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

A Ukrainian police officer stands guard in the hallway of a preliminary detention centre which is believed to have been used by Russian forces to jail and torture Ukrainians in Kherson, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Russian "Commandant" Sentenced for Kidnapping Kherson Official

Victim was beaten in an attempt to force him to collaborate with the occupation authorities.

19 Feb 24

22-year-old Sergei Agafonov, Russian soldier, has been sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for shooting dead two civilians in the village of Hayvoron in the Chernihiv region in April 2022. © Ed Ram/Getty Images

Russian Soldier Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Judges reject defence lawyer’s argument that there was a lack of proper evidence to support a murder charge.

13 Feb 24

Grave diggers shovel soil into the grave of a woman as her husband and son watch on April 20, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. Hundreds of Ukrainians killed in the Russian invasion in Bucha have been laid to rest in the cemetery. © John Moore/Getty Images

Universal Jurisdiction: a Key Tool for Accountability

Germany is at the forefront of prosecuting war crimes under the principle; the hope is that more countries will follow.

6 Feb 24

Smoke rises from the site of a Russian artillery attack on a civilian village in Mykolaiv oblast, Ukraine. The Russians did not advance deep into the Mykolaiv region, but Novokyivka remained under occupation for eight and-a-half months until on November 11, Ukrainian forces liberated the village. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Two Russian Soldiers on Trial for Torturing Civilians

Seven villagers were taken to a graveyard where they were beaten and subjected to mock executions.

6 Feb 24

Chernihiv Court of Appeals in session on 22 January 2024.

Russian Pilot’s Appeal Rejected

Defence lawyer had asked for offence to be reclassified from war crime to intentional murder.

30 Jan 24

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

Artificial Intelligence and War Crimes Investigations

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

30 Jan 24

The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice building in Kiev, Ukraine.

Ukraine: Calls for Changes to Criminal Code

Current body of law cannot cope with the scope or scale of offences being committed.

23 Jan 24

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