Open Society Foundations 7d ago

“If we want to stop future wars, we must punish the states and their political and military leadership for starting them,” writes Oleksandra Matviichuk. In modern history we have only one precedent: the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials following World War II. Subsequent tribunals focused on war crimes but not the act of planning and initiating war. While Nuremberg and Tokyo were an essential step toward establishing accountability and justice in the last century, they have created the impression that justice is a privilege of the winners of a settled conflict. But justice is not a bonus—it is an essential human right. In May, 36 countries and the European Union committed to joining a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The efforts were supported by the Center for Civil Liberties @CCLukraine, the Ukrainian human rights organization led by Matviichuk. “We must break the circle of impunity and establish a special tribunal on aggression to hold them accountable, not just for people in Ukraine, but in order to prevent a next Russian attack to the next nation.” Read more from Oleksandra Matviichuk: https://osf.to/4w2F9P1 #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #Justice #HumanRights #shorts