Four and a half years after Russia’s full- scale invasion of Ukraine\, evidence of Russia's genocidal acts and intent continues to grow. The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law Sch ool (IHRC)\, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)\, and additi onal subject matter experts have conducted extensive analysis of Russia’s c onduct in Ukraine\, identifying hundreds of potentially genocidal statement s by Russian actors—from senior officials to soldiers on the ground—and ass essing evidence of Russia’s widespread\, systematic\, and brutal acts again st Ukrainian civilians under the relevant legal standards. This event will present their legal and factual findings of mounting evidence that Russia i s committing genocide against Ukrainian nationals. The talk will also addre ss Moscow's long-standing pattern of targeting Ukrainian national identity\ , and situate the current conflict in that broader history. Lunch will be p rovided.
Speakers:
Anastasiya Donets\, Head of Legal Team
Eastern Europe & South Caucasus
In ternational Partnership for Human Rights
Susan Farbst ein\, Clinical Professor of Law
Director\, International Hum an Rights Clinic
Harvard Law School
Kristina Hook\, Assistant Professor of Conflict Management
School of Conflict Ma
nagement\, Peacebuilding\, and Development
Kennesaw State University< /p>
Moderator:
Daniel Levine-Spoun d\, Lecturer on Law
Clinical Instructor\, International Huma n Rights Clinic
Harvard Law School
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