Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Documenting with Photo and Video https://gijn.org/reporters-guide-to...-chapter-13-documenting-with-photo-and-video/
War crimes investigators establish office in Ukraine after Russia charged with abducting more than 19,000 children https://news.yahoo.com/war-crimes-investigators-establish-office-161726108.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall The International Criminal Court on Thursday formally opened an office in Kyiv. ICC investigators are gathering evidence of alleged Russian war crimes, including child abduction. The office is a "pivotal" move toward "restoring justice," Ukraine's top prosecutor said. (More at above url)
LOL No. Ukraine war: Russia demands UN court throw out case against it https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66844644
Putin has his cyber-criminals launch an attack on the ICC. International Criminal Court hit in cyber-attack amid Russia war crimes probe Right as judges issued warrants against Putin https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/20/icc_hack/ The International Criminal Court said crooks breached its IT systems last week, and that attack isn't over yet, with the ICC saying the "cybersecurity incident" is still ongoing. In a statement shared via the site formerly known as Twitter, the Hague war crimes tribunal said it detected "anomalous activity" at the end of last week, and immediately took action "to respond to this cybersecurity incident and mitigate its impact." The statement continued: Additional response and security measures are now ongoing, with the assistance of the Host Country authorities. As the court continues to analyze and mitigate the impact of the incident, the priority is ensuring that the core work of the Court continues. An ICC spokesperson declined to answer The Register's questions about the intrusion, including who was behind the attack, how they broke in, if they stole any data, and whether the breach was fully contained. "Looking forward, the court will be building on existing work presently underway to strengthen its cyber security framework, including accelerating its use of cloud technology," the statement said, noting that the ICC "will not be providing further information in relation to the incident at present." It does not appear that any ransomware or other criminal gangs have claimed credit for the infiltration as of yet. The security breach comes as the ICC probes suspected war crimes committed by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. In March, ICC judges issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova for allegedly transporting kids from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia, acts which are designated as war crimes. These two warrants related to the ongoing war in Ukraine bring the total to 13 pending arrest warrants, according to the court. These warrants make the ICC a "prime target for cyber attacks," Jelle Wieringa, security awareness advocate for EMEA at security shop KnowBe4 told The Register. Because the ICC has information on criminal cases, "access to this information for the purpose of tampering with it, or for intelligence, is a powerful way for bad actors to influence and disrupt the proceedings of the international criminal justice system," Wieringa said. "Judging from their statement, the ICC is on high alert and dealing with the ramifications of a cyber attack," Wieringa added. "While the ICC is a highly professional organization that pays a lot of attention to its cyber defense, this incident shows that really no organization is exempt from cyber attacks." The ICC incident follows several high-profile ransomware attacks in recent weeks. These include extortion attempts targeting the UK's Greater Manchester Police, the US-Canada International Joint Commission, which manages water rights along the two countries boarders, and two Las Vegas casino and hotel chains, Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts. ®
Russian hackers seek war crimes evidence, Ukraine cyber chief says https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-russian-hackers-seek-war-165754730.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) - Russian spies are using hackers to target computer systems at law enforcement agencies in Ukraine in a bid to identify and obtain evidence related to alleged Russian war crimes, Ukraine's cyber defence chief told Reuters on Friday. The hackers, working across Russia's foreign, domestic and military intelligence agencies, have stepped up digital intrusion campaigns targeting the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's office and departments documenting war crimes, said Yurii Shchyhol, head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP), which handles cyber defence in the embattled country. "There's been a change in direction, from a focus on energy facilities towards law enforcement institutions which had previously not been targeted that often," Shchyhol said. "This shift, towards the courts, prosecutors and law enforcement units, shows that hackers are gathering evidence about Russian war crimes in Ukraine" with a view to following Ukraine's investigations, he added. The espionage activity will be flagged in an upcoming SSSCIP report, due to be published on Monday. The report, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters, says hackers were also trying to gather intelligence on Russian nationals arrested in Ukraine, with a view to "help these individuals avoid prosecution and move them back to Russia". "The groups we've identified as being engaged in this activity are part of Russia's GRU and FSB intelligence agencies," Shchyhol said. Russia's Foreign Ministry and the Federal Security Service (FSB) did not immediately respond to written requests from Reuters for comment. Russia's GRU military intelligence agency could not be reached for comment. Shchyhol declined to identify exactly which units had been targeted by the hacking campaign, citing security concerns. The number of cybersecurity incidents documented by the SSSCIP grew by 123% in the first six months of this year compared with the second half of 2022, he added. Russian hackers have prioritised targeting government bodies and trying to gain access to their e-mail servers, Shchyhol said, without elaborating. Reuters was unable to independently verify any of the hacks detailed by Shchyhol and the report. On Tuesday the Netherlands-based International Criminal Court (ICC), said it had detected "unusual activity" on its computer network at the end of last week. It was still not clear on Friday who was behind the hack. The court made headlines in March when it issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on suspicion of illegally deporting children from Ukraine. The Kremlin rejects the accusations and the court's jurisdiction. HYBRID WAR Ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western intelligence agencies warned of potential cyberattacks which could spread elsewhere and cause "spillover" damage on global computer networks. While there has been little evidence of spillover to date, hacks have been regularly leveraged by Russia alongside its military operations. An attempt by a Russian intelligence hacking group dubbed "Sandworm" to launch a destructive cyberattack against Ukraine's electricity grid was thwarted in April, 2022. Shchyhol said his department saw evidence that Russian hackers were accessing private security cameras within Ukraine to monitor the outcome of long-range missile and drone strikes. "We have documented several attempts to gain access to video cameras near the facilities they attacked, and to systems that provide information about the stability of the energy network," he said. Russia attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure with a winter air campaign last year that caused sweeping power cuts for millions of people. Shchyhol said energy infrastructure was also targeted with cyber attacks and that he expected those attacks to happen again this winter. "You need to understand that the cyber war will not end even after Ukraine wins on the battlefield," Shchyhol said.
How about NO. Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66919358
German prosecutors handed evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine Complainants hope to use principle of universal jurisdiction in three separate cases https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/26/german-prosecutors-evidence-russian-war-crimes-ukraine
Yet another Russian war crime. Invading Russian troops murder family in occupied Volnovakha for refusing to give up home, Ombudsman says https://news.yahoo.com/invading-russian-troops-murder-family-222800853.html
International resources are helping document Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Hopefully some of these Russian war criminals stand trial in the future. U.S. Assistance to International Investigation of the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine https://www.state.gov/u-s-assistanc...n-of-the-crime-of-aggression-against-ukraine/