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War crimes in Ukraine: “The International Criminal Court has already opened an investigation”

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An apartment building destroyed by shelling in Kharkiv, March 13, 2022. AP - Andrew Marienko

By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow

While at this stage, the hypothesis seems very slim to see one day appear before justice the Russians responsible for the war crimes committed in Ukraine, why is it despite everything so important to collect as much evidence as possible?

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While the precise documentation of the abuses committed in the country began in the first days of the conflict, the problem returns to the front of the stage this Thursday with the bombardment yesterday of the Mariupol theater where several hundred civilians had taken refuge.

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, lawyer, coordinator of the legal action group of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and co-president of the French coalition for the International Criminal Court (ICC)

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