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FIELD HEARING–Holding Russia Accountable for its War Crimes against Ukraine: Lessons from Nuremberg

Nuremberg Courtroom 600 Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

Members

Representative Joe Wilson

Chairman

Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe

Senator Thom Tillis

Commissioner

Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe

Representative Victoria Spartz

Commissioner

Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe

Congressman Lloyd Doggett

Commissioner

Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe

Congressman Andy Harris

Commissioner

Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe

Welcoming Remarks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine (video)

Marcus König

Lord Mayor of the City of Nuremberg

Professor Christoph Safferling

Director of the Nuremberg Academy

Ms. Angelika Schlunck

State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany

Tobias Winkler

German Member of Parliament

Dr. Georg Eisenreich

Minister of Justice of Bavaria (prerecorded video)

Panelists

Andriy Kostin

Prosecutor General of Ukraine

Professor Veronika Bílková

OSCE Moscow Mechanism Rapporteur, Head of the Department of International Law, Faculty of Law of the Charles University

Roksolana Burianenko

Ukraine Archives, Mnemonic

Roman Avramenko

Executive Director, Truth Hounds

Professor Christoph Safferling

Director of the Nuremberg Academy

Dr. Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė

Deputy Minister of Justice, Lithuania

Beth van Schaack

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice

Session One: Russian crimes against Ukraine’s children, women, and civilians, as well as the use of new technologies in the collection of evidence

Session Two: Holding the Russian state and affiliated individuals accountable through courts and international mechanisms

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Briefings

Russia’s Ecocide in Ukraine: Environmental Des...

Jul 16, 2024

In the ten years since Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, Ukraine estimates that Russia has inflicted some $60 billion in damages to Ukraine’s natural and man-made environments and pushed Ukraine to the brink of ecological collapse.  Vast swaths of Ukraine are contaminated with landmines, toxic chemicals, and heavy metals.  Hundreds of thousands […]

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BRIEFING – Russia’s Ecocide in Ukraine: Enviro...

Jul 11, 2024

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 2:00 p.m. Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2322 Stream live here WASHINGTON—In the ten years since Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, Ukraine estimates that Russia has inflicted some $60 billion in damages to Ukraine’s natural and man-made environments and pushed Ukraine to the brink of ecological collapse.  Vast […]

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Jul 11, 2024

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HEARING – Putin’s Syrian Puppet: War Crimes an...

Jul 10, 2024

Rayburn 2247 Stream live here WASHINGTON—For over 13 years, the Assad regime has been perpetrating war crimes and other grave human rights abuses against the Syrian people. The Russian support to the regime has been critical in perpetuating these atrocities. The hearing will address the extent of the suffering inflicted upon the Syrian people and examine […]

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Putin’s Syrian Puppet: War Crimes and Complicity fro...

Jul 10, 2024

For over 13 years, the Assad regime has been perpetrating war crimes and other grave human rights abuses against the Syrian people. The Russian support to the regime has been critical in perpetuating these atrocities. The hearing will address the extent of the suffering inflicted upon the Syrian people and examine the broader implications of […]

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Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Led by Senator R...

Jul 03, 2024

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The delegation led by Senator Wicker visited the Tsi...

Jul 03, 2024

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Nikol Pashinyan meets with US Congressional delegation

Jul 03, 2024

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The Proliferation of Russian-Style Foreign Agents Laws

Jun 20, 2024

In 2012, Russia adopted a foreign agents law which has been used repeatedly to crack down on independent civil society and opposition, closing organizations and jailing dissenters. Over the past several years, there has been a proliferation of Russian-style foreign agents laws in other countries which, while justified as providing transparency for foreign funding and […]

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HEARING – Silenced Dissent: The Plight of Poli...

Jun 13, 2024

Rayburn 2212 Stream live here WASHINGTON—Across the globe, individuals continue to be targeted, arrested, and imprisoned for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of speech, assembly, and association. Persecution on political grounds represents a fundamental violation of human rights and democratic principles. Autocrats and dictators’ unjust detention of political prisoners undermines the rule of law, […]

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Silenced Dissent: The Plight of Political Prisoners ...

Jun 13, 2024

WASHINGTON—Across the globe, individuals continue to be targeted, arrested, and imprisoned for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of speech, assembly, and association. Persecution on political grounds represents a fundamental violation of human rights and democratic principles. Autocrats and dictators’ unjust detention of political prisoners undermines the rule of law, stifles free expression, and erodes […]

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BRIEFING – The Proliferation of Russian-Style ...

Jun 13, 2024

Thursday, June 20, 2024 2:00 p.m. Cannon House Office Building Room 210 WASHINGTON—In 2012, Russia adopted a foreign agents law which has been used repeatedly to crack down on independent civil society and opposition, closing organizations and jailing dissenters. Over the past several years, there has been a proliferation of Russian-style foreign agents laws in […]

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