As Reports of Human Rights Violations Mount, Ukraine Calls for Prosecution of War Crimes

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🗓️ 11 April 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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As the war in Ukraine enters its sixth week, stories of mounting human rights abuses and grisly images of civilians, seemingly executed and left to die in the streets, have shocked the world. According to Ukrainian officials, in Bucha, a suburb outside of Kyiv which was occupied for one month, several hundred civilians have been killed and in their retreat, Russian forces engaged in a spree of killing, raping and looting. Officials say these crimes were not limited to Bucha, but represent a consistent pattern of Russian warfare tactics meant to terrorize civilians. Addressing the United Nations earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of committing war crimes and called for the body to convene a tribunal to bring perpetrators to justice. We’ll talk to experts and a reporter on the ground about whether and how these crimes will be prosecuted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.3	As journalistic reports from towns in Ukraine occupied by Russian forces continue to come out,
0:52.3	evidence of war crimes is mounting.
0:54.9	But what happens from here?
0:56.7	If dozens, perhaps hundreds of Bouchas civilians were killed by Russian forces, what kind
1:01.4	of documentation is needed in the search for justice for those people?
1:05.0	We've got a reporter on the ground, as well as a panel of human rights experts who can
1:08.4	contextualize what we're seeing in Ukraine and help
1:11.5	provide insight into the investigations that are to come. There's a difficult show we've got for you
1:16.3	this morning, but it's important to understand what's at stake on the long road ahead. That's
1:20.5	all next after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:36.3	Addressing the United Nations last week, Ukrainian President Zelensky accused Russia of committing war crimes and called for the body to convene a tribunal.
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