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Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine

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Unpaid international group of lawyers

Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine
Established	29 March 2022 (4 years ago)
Founders	Government of Ukraine
Types	organization

TheTask Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine is apro bono international group of lawyers established on 29 March 2022 to helpUkrainian prosecutors coordinate legal cases forwar crimes and other crimes related to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[1]^[2]

Creation

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In late March 2022, during the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, theProsecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova announced the creation of an international legal task force that would support Ukrainian prosecutors in coordinating legal cases in multiple courts in several jurisdictions forwar crimes related to the invasion. Venediktova stated that the Ukrainian prosecutors had collected 2500 "possible war crimes cases", including theMariupol theatre airstrike, and "several hundred suspects".^[2]

Composition

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The task force includes individual British lawyersAmal Clooney,Helena Kennedy,^[2]Richard Hermer,Tim Otty,Philippa Webb andLord Neuberger.^[3]^[1] Lawyers from legal firms already representing Ukraine, Nikhil Gore fromCovington & Burling, Luke Vidal fromSygna Partners and Emma Lindsay fromWithers LLP, are also included in the task force.^[4] Professors ofinternational humanitarian law Marko Milanovic andAndrew Clapham are included in the team.^[3]^[1]

The task force members and associated staff are required to workpro bono.^[3]

Aims

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The task force aims to make recommendations for legal actions in national jurisdictions in several countries, in guiding cooperation with theInternational Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine,^[3] and in searching for assets of suspects that could be seized and used in compensation to victims or for rebuilding Ukraine.^[2]

References

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^^a ^b ^c"Government of Ukraine Announces the Creation of a Legal Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine".Doughty Street Chambers. 2022-03-29.Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved2022-04-02.
^^a ^b ^c ^dFarmer, Ben; Kozyreva, Tanya;Townsley, Simon (2022-03-30)."I'm building 2,500 war crimes cases against Vladimir Putin's invasion, says Ukraine's chief prosecutor".The Daily Telegraph.Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved2022-04-02.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"Сформовано міжнародну правову Робочу групу з питань відповідальності за злочини, скоєні в Україні" [Creation of the International legal working group on the responsibility for crimes committed in Ukraine].Prosecutor General of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-29.Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved2022-04-02.
^Anderson, Madeline (2022-04-01)."Covington, Withers and French independent Sygna Partners join Ukraine government war crimes task force".The Global Legal Post.Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved2022-04-02.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Part of theRusso-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

Overview

General	Timeline Control of cities Information war Legality Map Order of battle Peace negotiations Proposed no-fly zone Reparations Weapons
Prelude	Reactions Disinformation "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" Zapad 2021 Ukraine cyberattacks Union Resolve 2022 Evacuation of the Donetsk PR and Luhansk PR "Address concerning the events in Ukraine" "On conducting a special military operation"
Background	Annexation of Crimea reactions War in Donbas Minsk agreements humanitarian situation international recognition of the Donetsk PR and Luhansk PR Putinism Foundations of Geopolitics Rashism
Foreign relations	Russia–Ukraine Belarus–Ukraine Russia–United States Russia–NATO Ukraine–NATO enlargement of NATO

Military
engagements

Southern Ukraine	Attack on Snake Island Battle of Kherson Bombing of Odessa Battle of Melitopol Battle of Mykolaiv Battle of Chornobaivka Battle of Enerhodar Battle of Voznesensk
Eastern Ukraine	Battle of Avdiivka Siege of Mariupol Battle of Starobilsk Battle of Volnovakha Battle of Tokmak Battle of Sievierodonetsk
Kyiv	Battle of Antonov Airport Battle of Chernobyl Battle of Ivankiv Battle of Kyiv Battle of Hostomel Battle of Vasylkiv Battle of Bucha Battle of Irpin Battle of Brovary Battle of Slavutych
Northeastern Ukraine	Battle of Kharkiv Battle of Konotop Battle of Sumy Battle of Trostianets Siege of Chernihiv Battle of Chuhuiv Battle of Okhtyrka Battle of Lebedyn Battle of Izium
Airstrikes at military targets	Chuhuiv air base attack Millerovo air base attack Vinnytsia attacks Yavoriv military base attack Kherson airport airstrike Berdiansk port attack Attack on Belgorod
Assassination attempts	Volodymyr Zelenskyy

War crimes

Attacks on
civilians

Legal cases

Reactions

States and
official
entities

General	Sanctions people and organizations frozen Russian funds Foreign aid humanitarian military
Ukraine	Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief International Legion "Freedom of Russia" Legion Kastuś Kalinoŭski Battalion Look for Your Own
Russia	Moscow rally Russian fake news laws Ukraine biolabs conspiracy theory Unfriendly Countries List "What Russia should do with Ukraine"
Pro-Ukraine	India Operation Ganga United Kingdom Economic Crime Act Homes for Ukraine United States State of the Union Address Task Force KleptoCapture
United Nations	Emergency special session Resolution ES-11/1 Resolution ES-11/2 Resolution ES-11/3 Security Council Resolution 2623
EU and NATO	Brussels extraordinary summit NATO virtual summit Operation Oscar REPowerEU SWIFT ban against Russian banks
Other	Belarusian involvement Chechen involvement Chinese response Consecration of Russia

Public

Protests	In Russian-occupied Ukraine In Russia Anti-War Committee Feminist Anti-War Resistance Marina Ovsyannikova White-blue-white flag In Belarus In China Great Translation Movement
Companies	Address of the Russian Union of Rectors Boycott of Russia and Belarus "Do not buy Russian goods!" Stop Bloody Energy Wagner Group
Technology	IT Army of Ukraine Open-source intelligence peacenotwar Anonymous Russian Asset Tracker Ukraine Siren Alerts
Other	Collaboration with Russia Concert for Ukraine Global Tour for Peace Open letter from Nobel laureates Rail war in Belarus

Impact

Effects	Casualties journalists killed Russian generals killed Economic impact Russia–EU gas dispute Russian debt default protests in Peru Environmental impact Russian emigration Impact on women Impact on nuclear power plants Impact on Ukrainian cultural heritage Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Ship losses Aircraft losses
Human rights	Ukrainian refugee crisis HRC Commission of Inquiry UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission
Phrases	"And now I will show where the attack on Belarus was prepared from" "Good evening, we are from Ukraine" "Putin khuylo!" "Russian warship, go fuck yourself" "Slava Ukraini!" "Where have you been for eight years?"
Popular culture	"Back to the Cold War" "Bayraktar" Ghost of Kyiv "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" "Putler" "Slava Ukraini!" (song) "Z" military symbol

Key people

Ukrainians	Volodymyr Zelenskyy speeches Denys Shmyhal Oleksii Reznikov Valerii Zaluzhnyi Kyrylo Budanov Denys Monastyrsky Oleksiy Danilov Serhiy Shaptala Ruslan Khomchak Oleksandr Syrskyi Vitali Klitschko Sergiy Kyslytsya Denys Prokopenko
Russians	Vladimir Putin Mikhail Mishustin Sergei Shoigu Valery Gerasimov Alexander Bortnikov Nikolai Patrushev Sergey Naryshkin Ramzan Kadyrov Sergey Lavrov Aleksandr Dvornikov
Other	Alexander Lukashenko Denis Pushilin Leonid Pasechnik