eyeWitness to Atrocities: an online map of attacks on the healthcare system in Ukraine has been presented
The eyeWitness to Atrocities initiative has presented an online map of attacks on the healthcare system in Ukraine recorded since February 24, 2022.
"The Russian Federation’s aggression-leading to both targeted and indiscriminate attacks on Ukraine’s health care facilities, amongst other civilian infrastructure-constitutes a gross violation of international law. This map documents these assaults which have a devastating impact on Ukraine’s health care system," the map description reads.
The map is a joint undertaking among eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness), Insecurity Insight, the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and the Ukrainian Healthcare Center (UHC). This coalition has been monitoring and documenting attacks against Ukraine’s health care system and its infrastructure since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
"There is a reasonable basis to believe that attacks on Ukraine’s health care system constitute war crimes and comprise a course of conduct that could potentially constitute crimes against humanity as well," the authors of the map note.
You can view the map at this link.
The eyeWitness to Atrocities application, developed by the International Bar Association (IBA), allows you to capture photo and video evidence of international crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture. Unlike footage captured using conventional camera applications, eyeWitness photos and videos can be easily verified in court and used as evidence for prosecution and defense.
The Ukrainian Bar Association acts as a partner of the IBA in Ukraine on issues of recording evidence of war crimes. You can read the instructions for using the eyeWitness to Atrocities application at the link.