Meet the People Helping Prosecute War Crimes in Ukraine Pt. 1
As the illegal invasion of Ukraine grinds on into its seventh month, atrocity crimes have been reportedly committed by the Russian forces. Ukrainian officials suspect that the number of war crimes rises to more than 15,000.
On May 25, 2022, three months and one day after the invasion, the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom established the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA) as the agreed trans-Atlantic community mechanism for addressing atrocity crimes in Ukraine.
The ACA is led by Georgetown University’s Ambassador Clint Williamson (formerly a Senior Director, Fellow, and Professor at the McCain Institute and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law).
This panel featured Amb. Van Schaack, Amb. Williamson, lawyers, reporters, prosecutors, and investigators who are making sure that the Ukrainians and the International Community hold Russian individuals accountable for the atrocity crimes they have committed.