6 November 2023
The representatives of UBA and IBAHRI met with Ukrainian top diplomat in Geneva
Inna Liniova, International Operations Advisor of the Ukrainian Bar Association, and Francesca Restifo, Senior Human Rights Lawyer at the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), met with Yevheniia Filipenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, on November 3, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The representatives of UBA and IBAHRI discussed cooperation with Ms. Filipenko in the following areas:
- communication with diplomats and the legal community in Geneva regarding the need to establish a Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine;
- organizing an event on the subject of accountability for war crimes committed in Ukraine;
- exploring the possibility of providing legal assistance in the matter of orphans from Ukraine;
- drafting statements on Ukraine's issues in various UN forums.