The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday held an informal meeting on the efforts underway in Ukraine to document reports of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces. The evidence gathering is a crucial first step toward prosecution delivering accountability and justice, diplomats said.
A prominent cast of experts on human rights and war crimes — including the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, lawyer Amal Clooney, the U.N.’s top human rights chief and the head of Human Rights Watch — attended the meeting organized by Albania and France at the United Nations. Ukraine’s prosecutor general joined via a video screen from Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.
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