Amnesty International has called for a plan to bring justice to victims of war crimes in Ukraine. (AFP)

Amnesty International (AI) urged the International community develop a joint plan to deal with the demands for justice victims of the conflict in Ukraine, where the organization documented war crimes since the start of the invasion a year ago.

The general secretary of the association, Agnes Callamardstressed in a press release the need to act quickly: “As long as the Russian Armed Forces seem to be stepping up their offensive in Ukraine, a commitment to keep all responsible for human rights violations there war crimes It’s more urgent than ever.”

“Let’s be clear: the hands of Vladimir Putin and his armed forces are stained with blood“, he added.

Amnesty International detected war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law committed by Russia, among which he cited extrajudicial executionsdeadly attacks on civilian infrastructure and places of refuge, deportations and forced transfers of civiliansand large-scale unlawful killings committed by bombing cities.

The priority must be to resolve the demands for justice of the Ukrainian people, who, according to Callamard, “have suffered unimaginable horrors in this war of aggression over the past 12 months”. “Countless human beings have been reduced to collateral damage“, laments.

Amnesty International has identified war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law committed by Russia, including extrajudicial executions, deadly attacks on civilian infrastructure and places of refuge, expulsions and forcible transfers of civilians, and large-scale unlawful killings committed during the bombing of cities. (GETTY)
Amnesty International has identified war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law committed by Russia, including extrajudicial executions, deadly attacks on civilian infrastructure and places of refuge, expulsions and forcible transfers of civilians, and large-scale unlawful killings committed during the bombing of cities. (GETTY)

This justice and reparation for victims, Callamard explained, involves considering the creation of new mechanismsnational and international, for strengthening the justice response to crimess like this all over the world. I would also consider the ratification of the crime of aggressionthat he International Penal Court at the moment, he cannot investigate as such.

Among the concrete actions proposed by Amnesty International is the guarantee that those responsible for these war crimes brought to justice, including the two senior military commanders such as civilian leaders.

Humanitarian support will also be essential in this search for reparations, and the NGO recalled the need to guarantee transparency, efficiency and sensitivity towards the victims in these processes.

Amnesty International welcomes the March 2022 decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to create an independent commission of inquiry on Ukraine, but stressed that it was essential that these processes take into account, in addition to the “direct low-level perpetrators”, people in the highest positions in the chain of command.

(With information from Europa Press)

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