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To: The Council of Europe Secretariat and Members of the Preparatory Committee of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine As survivor groups and civil society organisations, we welcome the important steps already taken by various actors, including the Council of Europe and its Member States, to ensure that victims of… Read More

This article is part of Opinio Juris’ Symposium on Advancing Effective and Comprehensive Reparation for Victims of the War in Ukraine, coordinated by REDRESS. By Albina Basysta [Albina Basysta is an Associate Professor of International law at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Educational and Scientific Institute of… Read More

This article is part of Opinio Juris’ Symposium on Advancing Effective and Comprehensive Reparation for Victims of the War in Ukraine, coordinated by REDRESS. By Shuichi Furuya. [Shuichi Furuya is Professor of International Law at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; and a former member of the UN Human Rights… Read More

This article is an introduction to Opinio Juris’ Symposium on Advancing Effective and Comprehensive Reparation for Victims of the War in Ukraine. By Ana Cutts Dougherty, Legal Officer; Katya Ravinska, Legal Officer; Alejandro Rodríguez-Díaz, Legal Officer; Julie Bardèche, Senior Legal Advisor; and Lyra Nightingale, Senior Legal Advisor When, and… Read More

This article is part of Opinio Juris’ Symposium on Advancing Effective and Comprehensive Reparation for Victims of the War in Ukraine, coordinated by REDRESS. By Julienne Lusenge and Jeanne d’Arc Katungu Ndondo [Julienne Lusenge is a prominent activist from eastern DRC who has dedicated her work to justice,… Read More

This article is part of Opinio Juris’ Symposium on Advancing Effective and Comprehensive Reparation for Victims of the War in Ukraine, coordinated by REDRESS. By Sirra Ndow [Sirra Ndow is Country Director of ANEKED (The Gambia). ANEKED is a victim/survivor-led organisation advancing transitional justice, reparations, and human rights advocacy through survivor-centred… Read More

This article is part of Opinio Juris’ Symposium on Advancing Effective and Comprehensive Reparation for Victims of the War in Ukraine, coordinated by REDRESS. By Lucía Inés Xiloj Cuin [Lucía Inés Xiloj Cuin is a human rights and Indigenous peoples’ rights lawyer in Guatemala. She has litigated several… Read More

This article is part of Opinio Juris’ Symposium on Advancing Effective and Comprehensive Reparation for Victims of the War in Ukraine, coordinated by REDRESS. By Kostiantyn Davydenko [Kostiantyn Davydenko lived in Donetsk and worked in property valuation before the war. He was detained by officers of the FSB… Read More