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Investigating War Crimes in Ukraine: Insights from Global Rights Compliance with Maksym Vishchyk and Jeremy Pizzi

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Maksym Vishchyk and Jeremy Pizzi

Episode Description

In this thought-provoking episode, Genocide Watch's Ukraine Task Force dives into urgent discussions surrounding the ongoing investigations into war crimes in Ukraine. Join its members as they sit down with two distinguished lawyers from Global Rights Compliance, Maksym Vishchyk and Jeremy Pizzi, renowned for their work in international law and human rights advocacy.

Our guests shed light on the legal frameworks governing war crimes and the complexities of gathering evidence amidst conflict. Listen to gain a deeper understanding of the legal battles taking place in Ukraine and the relentless pursuit of justice.

Maksym Vishchyk works as a Legal Advisor and Deputy Mobile Justice Team Lead with Global Rights Compliance Foundation and specializes in public international law, with a focus on international humanitarian, criminal, and human rights law. In recent years, he has been involved in various projects aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s capacity to investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes, including Mobile Justice Teams assisting current conflict-related investigations and the MATRA-Ukraine project “Strengthening Ukraine’s Capacity to Investigate and Prosecute International Crimes“. Maksym is a lecturer in public international law and international human rights law at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and a PhD candidate with a focus on the law of genocide.

Jeremy Pizzi, B.C.L./J.D. (McGill), is a Canadian lawyer currently working as a Legal Advisor at Global Rights Compliance. As a member of the Mobile Justice Teams, he is currently assisting conflict-related investigations and prosecutions of international crimes. He was previously a legal consultant with the Canadian Partnership for International Justice. He has worked in Defence and in Chambers at the International Criminal Court. He has also worked for the United Nations Mine Action Service.

Resources

Vishchyk, M. & Pizzi, J. (2025, February 26). The Voices from Kyiv: Is the World Legal Order in Decay? Just Security. https://www.justsecurity.org/108358/kyiv-world-legal-order-decay-2/.

Mental Health Resources

The content featured in this podcast may be emotionally disturbing and intense. Listener discretion is advised. Please consult this document for mental health resources if needed.

U.S.-Based Resources:
• SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
• Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
• Open Path Collective: https://openpathcollective.org/
• BIPOC Mental Health Resources: https://www.thementalhealthcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BIPOC-Mental-Health-Resources.pdf

Global Resources:
• Befrienders: https://befrienders.org/
• Find a Helpline: https://findahelpline.com/
• I Call Helpline: https://icallhelpline.org/
• 13 Yarn: https://www.13yarn.org.au/
• Help Guide: https://www.helpguide.org/find-help.htm

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