Nobel Prize Winner: Ukraine Must Be Able to Defend Itself | Opinion

Published Sep 24, 2024 at 5:27 AM EDT

As a human rights lawyer, I have used my knowledge of the law to defend civilians and human dignity for many years. Unfortunately, the law alone is not enough to prevent Russia from committing atrocities against innocent Ukrainian civilians. We need to be able to defend ourselves.

Russian troops have no regard for international law or human rights. They are deliberately carrying out war crimes against the people of Ukraine. They are shelling residences, schools, churches and hospitals. They are attacking evacuation corridors. They are torturing people. They are abducting Ukrainian children. They are robbing, raping, and killing Ukrainian civilians. Our international system of peace and security has not stopped it.

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