Expert Discussion on Holding Russia Accountable for War Crimes

On April 18, the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights UK, and the United States Institute of Peace convened a conversation on holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for war crimes and massive human rights violations in Ukraine. 

Speakers:

* Lise Grande, President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace, opening remarks

* Kerry Kennedy, moderator and President of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights

* Recorded remarks from: Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

* Lanny Breuer, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General, Vice Chair, Covington & Burling LLP

* Mark Ellis, Executive Director, International Bar Association

* Harold Hongju Koh, former Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State

* Ambassador William Taylor, Vice President, Russia and Europe, U.S. Institute of Peace

* Eka Tkeshelashvili, Head of Program (COP), Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions in Ukraine; member of Board of Trustees of Nizami Ganjavi Center

* Beth Van Schaack, U.S. State Department’s Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice

* Iryna Venediktova, Prosecutor General of Ukraine

* Kateryna Yushchenko, former First Lady of Ukraine