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Insightful and Professional Coverage of War Crimes

How do we cover court cases related to war crimes? What experience has Ukraine accumulated so far, and what do foreign experts have to share? How do we build up our skills? How do we keep up with legal regulations? What are the tools for conducting investigations and searching for information? A three-day training was held in Kyiv,  conducted by JusticeInfo experts as part of the IRMI and Fondation Hirondelle project  ‘Strengthening Media Resilience in Ukraine’, funded by Swiss Solidarity.

“War crimes are what the country has been suffering from. What could be more relevant? The experts of the training are true specialists. A fully used up scrapbook, a lot of useful information that still needs to be analyzed.” “This is the first time I took part in such a training. This is a significant amount of knowledge, which I immediately shared with my colleagues. And this means that a new column will appear in our editorial office (we discussed this today during the editorial meeting).” That is the feedback from the journalists participating in our training on covering court cases related to war crimes. Every time we strive to ensure that media professionals specializing in covering war crimes receive comprehensive and thorough training, so we invite working journalists and editors with local and international experience, as well as representatives of the prosecutor’s office, judges, and human rights defenders as trainers. During these three days, we plan to discuss everything – from general concepts of a war crime, genocide and a crime against humanity, to sources and practices. The trainers offer to analyze common mistakes in crimes coverage and the ‘golden rules’ of an investigative journalist. There has always been great interest in such development trainings, also among the journalists and editorial offices that are not part of the project. So, early this year, IRMI, Fondation Hirondelle and Justice Info launched the first round of a mini-grant competition for reports covering court cases related to war crimes, as you may remember. The first ten awardees have been determined to participate in a several-day training on war crimes investigations, led by Ukrainian, international trainers, and legal professionals. Moreover, there is another round of the competition ahead. There will be trainings for ten more awardees, so we will be supporting you not only in financial, but also in professional terms.

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