SPEAKERS: ALEXANDRE PREZANTI, Independent legal expert, partner of Global Diligence LLP, Great Britain EUGENIA ZAKREVSKAYA, Attorney representing victims of conflict in Southeast Ukraine OLEKSANDRA MATVIYCHUK, Head of Center for Civil Liberties, Ukraine RACHEL DENBER, Deputy Director, Europe and Central Asia, Human Rights Watch STANISLAV DMITRIEVSKIY, Head of Nizhny Novgorod Foundation to Support Tolerance, Russia MODERATOR: SVITLANA VALKO, Documentation Coordinator, IPHR, Ukraine

Violations of International Humanitarian Law and International Crimes in Eastern Ukraine

Local and international civil society actors have documented violations of international humanitarian law and international crimes in Eastern Ukraine since the conflict erupted in the spring of 2014. The following research revealed pattern of serious violations of international humanitarian law taking place on the territory of Ukraine since March 2014. Persons most responsible for these violations have incurred individual criminal responsibility under international treaty and customary laws, for which they should be investigated and prosecuted by international and domestic authorities. This side event discusses importance of accountability for international crimes in Eastern Ukraine as well as alternative prospects for fight against impunity.

T IME: 13:00-15:00 VENUE: Opera LANGUAGE: English