ANNUAL REPORT 2023 3. WORK WITHIN STRATEGIC AREAS AND HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES 3.1. Developing the human rights movement and supporting reforms Russia‘s full-scale invasion, now in its second year, re- mains one of the biggest chal- lenges for the development of the human rights movement and its consolidation, but reduced opportunities do not mean reduced necessity. Numerous war crimes com- mitted by the Russian aggres- sor have prompted Ukrainian civil society organisations to join the national resistance and defence, expanding their traditional functions. Together with the co-founders of evidence of war crimes, condition for the inevitable the global ‘Tribunal for Putin’ building on its experience of punishment of war criminals. initiative and over 20 regional documenting since 2014, and We organise regular organisations, the Center for focusing on further advo- events, such as roundtables Civil Liberties is collecting cacy, which is an important and human rights clubs, to 9
