Despite the quick and collective effort to gather evidence in Ukraine, experts say that the formation of war crimes trials and convictions, if they ever occur, could most likely take years
Amal Clooney of the Clooney Foundation for Justice attends the United Nations 'Arria-formula' meeting, an informal gathering of Security Council members, on April 27, 2022, in New york to discuss how the UN can support and coordinate accountability efforts for serious crimes in Ukraine.
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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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