eyeWitness to Atrocities enables timed and dated recordings that cannot be edited, enhancing their evidential value
More than 13,000 pieces of footage from theconflict have been captured by an app, which could help to prosecute Vladimir Putin and other Russian political or military leaders at the international criminal court.
Wendy Betts, the director of the UK-based charity eyeWitness, said the footage from Ukraine was equivalent to about three years’ worth of content globally that they have seen in the past.investigating possible war crimes or crimes against humanity in Ukraine“That’s certainly the hope,” said Betts. “Of the 13,000 pieces that we have, the indicia of them is that they’re prime facie potentially criminal conduct.
The app was developed by the International Bar Association and the legal data firm LexisNexis in response to the proliferation of citizen journalists and footage recorded on smartphones and the challenge of verification. A roster of 40 lawyers from big London law firms working pro bono write a description of the footage to make it word-searchable.
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