JIF gathers information about Russian war crimes to make sure the identified suspects face justice
Team
Stanislav Aseyev
Ukrainian journalist, writer, former political prisoner. Spent two and a half years in the Izolyatsia concentration camp for journalistic activities in Donetsk during the occupation of the city by the Russian Federation
Janine di Giovanni
American/French/British academic, writer, human rights defender. Specializing in war crimes/human rights. Founder and Co-Director The Reckoning Project: Ukraine Testifies. Fellow at Johns Hopkins University Agora Institute, former Fellow, Yale University Jackson School for Global Affairs. Edward R. Murrow Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Guggenheim Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Letters recipient. Author of 9 books on war and conflict; reported 18 wars from Balkans to Syria. Recipient of 12 awards, including two Amnesty International awards and the International Women's Media Foundation Courage Award. Former Middle East Editor, Newsweek and The Times of London Senior Foreign Correspondent
Igor Kozlovsky
Ukrainian scientist, public figure, poet, member of PEN Ukraine, prisoner of conscience. Member of the board Centre for Civil Liberties - The Nobel Peace Prize 2022. Commander of the Knights Order of The Royal Confraternity of St. Teotonio. Awarded the medal of The Austrian Albert Schweitzer Society. Spent almost two years in pro-Russian separatist captivity in Donetsk for his pro-Ukrainian position
Karen A. Greenaway
Attorney at Law, has conducted, supervised, and trained investigators in the conduct of investigations of transnational organized crime criminal networks and money laundering for nearly twenty-five years. While her focus was criminal organizations from the former Soviet Union and the former Eastern Bloc, she contributed to U.S. policy on transnational organized crime and money laundering by criminal organizations from around the globe. Since 2014, her expertise has expanded into international anti-corruption and the crossover between corruption and transnational organized crime and their common money laundering networks. Ms. Greenaway is a 22 plus year veteran of the FBI and a licensed attorney. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Middle Eastern Studies and Russian language. Her J.D. with Honors was awarded by Stetson College of Law. She completed post-graduate work in Austria and interned in Hungary during the dissolution of the former Soviet Union. She has worked in more than 30 countries, including Ukraine, investigating, presenting on, and mentoring law enforcement in her area of expertise
Andriy Dubchak
Founder of the Donbas Frontliner project, photojournalist and war correspondent. Lovie Awards; European Media Digital Award 2019; Gold medal of the Sixth International LifePressPhoto Competition; Free Media Award 2022
Julia Paevska
Known as "Taira", Ukrainian volunteer, paramedic, commander of the “Angels of Taira” unit. Awarded the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine highest award, the "Glory and Honor" badge, the Medal of the President of Ukraine "For humanitarian participation in the anti-terrorist operation" and the Order "People's Hero of Ukraine". Spent three months in Russian captivity, during which she was tortured. Released from captivity in June 2022
Masi Nayyem
Ukrainian lawyer, public figure, founder of the law firm "Miller", human rights activist, veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Awarded "Wound Medal" and "Medal of Military Valor"