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When
Putin's bombers flew over Mariupol, something strange was on
the ground.
Outside the city's theatre, where hundreds
of women and children were hiding in terror, someone
painted a giant plea for
mercy:
"CHILDREN"
But
Putin's killers bombed them anyway. 600 people were
murdered.
They've also bombed schools, hospitals,
playgrounds, and a mall -- experts are now warning of
genocide. We can't let Putin and his killers get away
with it, so here's the plan.
Throughout the
war, Ukrainians have recorded the atrocities,
photographing mass graves, bodies lying in gardens, and
victims of torture. Now an award-winning team of war zone
investigators and legal experts could start verifying
that data as evidence to prosecute war crimes. But
there's a mountain of it, and they need urgent funding to get
the job done.
And there's more: The International
Criminal Court is appealing for war crimes witnesses to come
forward. Avaaz has over 900,000 members in Ukraine and many
could have valuable evidence -- so we'll connect them
to investigators, all while powering our campaigns to
protect civilians in Ukraine and beyond.
This
is our chance to be part of possibly the biggest prosecution
of war crimes in history. Let's get started right
away -- donate what you can now:
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Many
are calling this the first major social media war -- countless
photos and videos have been taken. Now we could turn it into
powerful ammunition against Putin and his
generals. But to be admissible in court, that
evidence must be collected and cross-referenced to verify
authenticity. It's painstaking work -- but the
project we'd help to fund has been successfully tested in
other conflicts, like Yemen, and could be used again to
investigate other war crimes around the world. Let's make it
happen! Ukraine says it has identified over 20,000
potential war crimes -- each the story of a family ripped
apart. We can't undo their suffering, but our
community can help ensure Putin is fiercely
prosecuted. If enough of us chip in we could:
- Fund war zone investigators
and legal experts to gather, process and
authenticate public evidence of war crimes and prepare it
for court submissions;
- Create a database to
preserve evidence of war crimes for use by
international courts and tribunals;
- Help our 900,000 members in
Ukraine, who may have evidence of war crimes,
respond to the International Criminal Court's public call
for evidence;
- Supercharge our massive
campaign to help hold Putin accountable, and work
to end this senseless war;
- Stand against authoritarian
governments, everywhere, with new campaigns to
defend democracy, human rights, and the rule of
law.
Ukrainians worry the world has 'war
fatigue' -- that even as the bodies pile up, the world is
losing interest, and that Putin and his cronies won't face
justice. Let's make sure that doesn't happen. Donate
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It's
been over 140 days of conflict in Ukraine. 140 days of
indiscriminate shelling. 140 days of civilians being murdered.
140 days of impunity. No more. Our movement has stood for
justice in conflicts and crises all over the world from Yemen
to Venezuela. Now Ukraine needs us -- let's do all we
can.
With endless hope and determination --
always,
Mike, Marigona, Camille, Adela, Kaitlin, Nell,
Ana Paula, Marta, Bert and the whole team at Avaaz
PS.
This might be your first donation to our movement ever. But
what a first donation! Did you know that Avaaz relies entirely
on small donations from members like you? That's why we're
fully independent, nimble and effective. Join the over 1
million people who've donated to make Avaaz a real force for
good in the world.
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