Ukraine: Investigating Wartime Sexual Violence
Women prosecutors describe steep learning curve to deal with “sheer scale” of atrocities.
Women prosecutors describe steep learning curve to deal with “sheer scale” of atrocities.
Meticulous documentation and advocacy key to future accountability, explains head of war crimes department.
Nobel Peace Prize winner warns that peace will remain elusive without justice or security.
The body was found in a mass grave in Izium; forensic examination confirmed he had been shot.
Legal principle deems certain crimes so grave that they are considered to be committed against the international community as a whole.
Due to security concerns, the victims requested the proceedings not be open to the public.
The court classified the victims as civilians who maintained their protective status, rather than combatants.
Civilian was among residents held and tortured during the first weeks of the occupation.
NGOs and prosecutors log hundreds of cases of aggression, intimidation and attacks on media workers.
One of the alleged victims has never been found; the other was buried in a mass grave.