The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine reported that an international legal working group had been set up to support Ukraine in providing justice for victims of international crimes committed by Russia in our country.
"It includes the world's leading human rights lawyers: Amal Clooney, Royal Adviser Richard Hermer, Royal Adviser Tim Otti, Philippa Webb, Baroness Helena Kennedy, who heads the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, and Lord Neuberger, former President of Supreme Court of the United Kingdom," the OPGU noted.
The group also included legal experts from Covington & Burling LLP in the United States, led by Nihil Gore, the French firm Sygna Partners, led by Luke Vidal, and Withers, led by Emma Lindsey. Each of them already represents the interests of Ukraine. For example, Covington and Sygna represent Ukraine in the UN International Court of Justice.
The Office of the Prosecutor General said that the working group would receive support from leading scholars in the field of international humanitarian law, including Professor Marko Milanovich (University of Nottingham) and Professor Andrew Klepem (Geneva Academic Institute), the Center for International Governance and Dispute Resolution at the King's College London, the Clooney Foundation and the Institute of Human Rights of the International Bar Association.
Members of the working group, lawyers, scientists will perform their work free of charge.
The group may recommend prosecution for committed crimes and consult and provide representation in civil and criminal matters, including those covered by universal jurisdiction laws. The group will also provide strategic guidance on Ukraine's cooperation with the International Criminal Court.
The OPGU also informed that Microsoft would be the technology partner of the working group. It will provide free technical assistance to ensure the protection, analysis and exchange of evidence of international crimes with the relevant authorities.
The Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova reported on 20 March that six countries had begun the investigation of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation.