Asst. Professor, Conflict Management @kennesawstate Fellow @AtlanticCouncil PhD @NotreDame Anthropology in Ukraine since 2015. Genocide/atrocity prevention 🇺🇦
Mar 4 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
Russian control of Ukrainians bring mass graves & concentration camps, not "peace."
We know exactly what Russian occupation is-🇷🇺military fled Ukraine in center, east & south w/no time to cover their tracks.
This is what Russia is doing in Ukraine:🧵
1. Mass Killings: Russian forces have directly participated in killing Ukrainian men, women & children.
"If most people understand there’s a war going on, do they also understand a genocide is unfolding?"
Glad to speak w/@GinaJesseReina about the critical importance of getting this question right, why we must listen to Ukrainians & what we can do next. 🧵
kyivpost.com/post/28017
Many of us have documented #Russia's UN Genocide Convention violations, from direct &public incitement to commission of genocide.
Very hard to see how anyone could argue that the risk of genocide has not been triggered in #Ukraine. This enacts legal obligations to prevent. 2/
"The ICC’s arrest warrant for #Putin is a seismic moment for international law & judicial accountability."
Putin is now on a very short, infamous list. 🧵
As I explain, "the ICC’s historic announcement indicates an increased scope," not just prosecuting #Putin for crime of aggression in special tribunals, but "reasonable grounds that Putin himself bears individual criminal responsibility" for war crimes. 2/
