Commentary: Lessons from the Soviets on how to hold Russia accountable for war crimes
by Francine Hirsch and Eugene Finkel, Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2022
3 minutes
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Evidence of Russian violence against Ukrainian civilians — murders, kidnappings and rape — continues to emerge on a daily basis. Each liberated locality adds to a grisly realization that a genocide might be taking place in the Russian-occupied Ukraine. Ukraine’s State Prosecutor’s Office has already started investigating crimes committed by Russian troops and the International Criminal Court might get involved as well.
The United Nations, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are also investigating Russian abuses. Investigations and criminal prosecution
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