Posted on Apr 5, 2022
Evidence of war crimes is building in Ukraine. What happens next?
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Russian troops are now withdrawing from the suburbs around Ukraine’s capital. But they’ve left a horrific scene behind.
In Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, hundreds of bodies have been found on the streets and in mass graves. Many are wearing civilian clothing, and some have their hands bound.
The mayor of Bucha says more than 300 people have been killed in the suburb.
On Sunday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russians of “genocide.” President Biden has called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to stand trial for war crimes.
Peace talks are still underway — but how will this gruesome discovery change negotiations? And what’s next for the war in Ukraine?
In Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, hundreds of bodies have been found on the streets and in mass graves. Many are wearing civilian clothing, and some have their hands bound.
The mayor of Bucha says more than 300 people have been killed in the suburb.
On Sunday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russians of “genocide.” President Biden has called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to stand trial for war crimes.
Peace talks are still underway — but how will this gruesome discovery change negotiations? And what’s next for the war in Ukraine?
Evidence of war crimes is building in Ukraine. What happens next?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."A dead civilian with his hands tied behind his back lies on the ground in Bucha close to Kyiv, Ukraine, April 4, 2022.
GENEVA —
The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says it is gathering evidence of possible war crimes committed by Russian forces in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet has expressed horror at the images of civilians lying dead on the streets of Bucha, a town on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv. Her spokeswoman, Liz Throssell, says photos of bodies that have been desecrated are extremely disturbing.
Throssell notes that pictures of people with their hands bound, of partially naked women, and of bodies being burned strongly suggest they have been directly targeted.
Under international humanitarian law, she says, the deliberate killing of civilians is a war crime.
“We are not saying that this specific incidence is a war crime. We cannot establish that yet. That is why there needs to be detailed forensic examinations, for example. That is why there needs to be detailed monitoring and information gathering of what happened to whom, by whom, and on what particular date. Now we are working to do that kind of work, as are other bodies.”...
..."A dead civilian with his hands tied behind his back lies on the ground in Bucha close to Kyiv, Ukraine, April 4, 2022.
GENEVA —
The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says it is gathering evidence of possible war crimes committed by Russian forces in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet has expressed horror at the images of civilians lying dead on the streets of Bucha, a town on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv. Her spokeswoman, Liz Throssell, says photos of bodies that have been desecrated are extremely disturbing.
Throssell notes that pictures of people with their hands bound, of partially naked women, and of bodies being burned strongly suggest they have been directly targeted.
Under international humanitarian law, she says, the deliberate killing of civilians is a war crime.
“We are not saying that this specific incidence is a war crime. We cannot establish that yet. That is why there needs to be detailed forensic examinations, for example. That is why there needs to be detailed monitoring and information gathering of what happened to whom, by whom, and on what particular date. Now we are working to do that kind of work, as are other bodies.”...
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