Establishing justice for the victims of international crimes and their prevention
The national law enforcement bodies better investigate war and other international crimes committed in Ukraine.
The persons who committed war and other international crimes in Ukraine are brought to national and international justice.
War crimes victims have an opportunity to give evidence.
These three goals stem from 9 years of experience in documenting and investigating international crimes and serious human rights violations, committed in the context of armed conflict in Ukraine and other regions of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia affected by conflicts.
What we do
Monitoring
Since February 24, 2022 we have been daily monitoring open sources for events and registering the event that might contain signs of war crimes.
So far, we have recorded
4356
such incidents.
Фото зроблене документаторами Truth Hounds при обстеженні покинутих позицій російських військових на території Високопільської центральної районної лікарні.
Фото: Truth Hounds
Документування
We carry out field missions to collect evidence of international crimes and serious human rights violations, committed in the context of armed conflict in Ukraine and other regions of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia affected by conflicts.
Документатори Truth Hounds та IPHR у спільній місії Чернігівщиною опитують свідка із села Петрушин.
Фото: Daniel Rosenthal
We had over
200
such missions since 2014.
While documenting we make sure that the ‘probativeness’ of evidence is preserved, so that later it`s not rejected due to irregularities in the evidence-collecting.
Документатори Truth Hounds опитують свідкиню розстрілу цивільної автівки біля російського блокпосту у селі Терехівка на Чернігівщині.
Фото: Daniel Rosenthal
We look for probable war criminals, based on the eyewitness and victim evidence from the field missions, open data and OSINT.
eyewitness and victim evidence
open
data
OSINT
This combination allows for greater accuracy of conclusions and makes a strong case for investigations and future trials.
We investigated
40+
potential war crimes.
Відредагований війною промисел місцевого мешканця деокупованого села Потьомкине на Херсонщині. Чоловік збирає залишки снарядів, густо розсипаних територією, аби здати їх як брухт.
Фото: Johann Karl
All the documented information is entered into the I-DOC database. Since 2018 we have entered information about:
1110
incidents with signs of war crimes
What is I-DOC and why is that important?
The evidence gathered is entered into the I-DOC data base, a tool for working with evidence related to serious human rights and international criminal law violations.
After a document is imported into the data base, the facts from this document are recorded in forms belonging to various categories and groups. I-DOC contains not only detailed information on the circumstances of potential war crimes, victims, and witnesses, as well as on persons suspected of committing these crimes, but also is a robust analytical tool enabling to rapidly link stand-alone events with the persons involved in them.
Unlike other data bases I-DOC provides capabilities to build criminal cases in linked with the international criminal law. The data base was developed using the experiences of the ICC international crime investigations, its architecture echoes the logic of actions in such investigations.
3308
identified war crimes victims.
Документатори Truth Hounds опитують свідка у Петрушині на Чернігівщині.
Фото: Daniel Rosenthal
We liaise with the representatives of the prosecution office, the National police investigators, the Security Service of Ukraine and the judiciary. This cooperation is aimed to improve the quality of official investigations and to advance justice through:
Training and Mentorship
Unification of prosecution strategies
Expanding and Strengthening Evidence
Training of Judges
Participating in Investigative Actions
Truth Hounds are continuously liaising with foreign prosecutors and investigators regarding the cases that could be opened on the basis of one of the extraterritorial jurisdiction principles.
We also provide consultations to foreign Governments on present challenges and prospects of war crimes documentation and investigations, as well as the prosecution of perpetrators.
Фото очевидиці події, зроблене близько 11-ї ранку 16.03.2022 (одразу після обстрілу)
Фото: Truth Hounds
We deliver trainings for Ukrainian prosecutors, investigators, judges, and human rights activists who deal with war crimes.
Since 2018 we have delivered
50+
trainings, educational events and lectures on international humanitarian law, documentation methods and international crime investigations.
Owing to robust collaboration we have an opportunity to track further education progress of the Ukrainian law enforcement officers in the field of international humanitarian law and international crime prosecution.
Cases prepared and analysed by Truth Hounds are a major part of war crimes prosecutors` and investigators` portfolios.
We communicate with the prosecution authorities almost every day. We became their key advisors in certain areas related to war crimes.
Truth Hounds документують наслідки обстрілу школи у Солончаках, що на Миколаївщині.
Фото: Truth Hounds
International human rights specialist, international lawyer. Actively promotes human rights in his native South Caucasus region since 2001.Was engaged in documentation of human rights violations committed during the armed conflict between Russia and Georgia.
Experienced human rights activist and co-founder of the Tbilisi City Shelter, safety coach in the organization Frontline defenders, adviser in the organization Center for Participation and Development, and advocacy specialist at the Ukrainian Helsinki Union on Human Rights.
Senior Advisor in the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. Has a Master’s degree in literature and is the author of several books, including “The Invisible War” about Chechnya.
Partner in Global Diligence and a legal adviser specialising in international criminal law and human rights.He specialises in evidential analysis in large complex cases, legal drafting and strategic litigation.
Co-founder of Truth Hounds, war crimes documentor, regional coordinator at Freedom House, member of the Sakharov international Human Rights group.
Head of the Board. Co-founder and Truth Hounds Office Director in Georgia. Field mission manager in IPHR-Truth Hounds in Ukraine for a long period of time. The qualified coach on human rights, advocacy coordinator of the Truth Hounds
Co-founder and Executive director. Field researcher.
Legal director, field researcher. PhD in law.
Head of Analytical department, project manager and field researcher.
Head of Communications, project manager and field researcher.
Design director
Project manager, field researcher
Investigator, field researcher
Investigator, field researcher
Investigator
Communications manager
Designer
Senior legal counsel
Senior legal counsel
Database analyst
Database analyst
Database analyst
Database analyst, field researcher
Database supervisor
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Monitor
Monitor
Monitor
Monitor
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