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The Reckoning Project Team

“We are lawyers, we are storytellers, we are journalists, we are activists, we are data scientists. We have all come together with a common mission, and that mission is to eradicate impunity.”

– Janine di Giovanni, Executive Director, Co-Founder

Managing Team

Our international team is an assembly of experienced and award-winning multimedia journalists, documentary filmmakers, academics, lawyers, and war crimes researchers who have worked in Syria, Chechnya, Rwanda, and Bosnia. We have all come together with a common mission: to eradicate impunity and fight for justice.

Janine di Giovanni

Janine di Giovanni

Executive Director/ CEO

Human rights reporter and investigator in conflict zones, author of nine books, documentary filmmaker, Human Rights Fellow at Yale Law School, and associate of the United Nations.

Raji Abdul Salam

Raji Abdul Salam

Chief Legal Data Archivist

Legal data archive analyst with experience in documenting and investigating war crimes, crimes against humanity, and attempted genocides in Syria and Iraq.

Peter Pomerantsev

Peter Pomerantsev

Executive Editor

Author and former TV producer specializing in the relationship between propaganda, culture, and society. Aims to repress disinformation and polarization in the digital era as a director of the Arena Initiative.

Ibrahim Olabi

Ibrahim Olabi

Chief Legal Counsel

Barrister, public speaker, and person of influence with specialized international law knowledge and experience focused on the Middle East.

Maksimas Milta

Maksimas Milta

Country Director

Eastern European affairs professional with extensive experience in democracy aid, foreign policy analysis, and civil society capacity building.

Patricia Zraidi

Patricia Zraidi

Bookkeeper

Bookkeeper with experience in international business, commerce, and administration, catering predominantly to non-profits, small businesses, and visionary entrepreneurs.

Myriem Mulhern

Myriem Mulhern

Finance and Operations Director

Specialist in managerial and operational finance with expertise in transaction banking, payments, securities, and trusts, and in lending services to banks, insurance, and asset managers.

Olivia Mozdzierz

Olivia Mozdzierz

Director of Outreach

Human rights researcher with a background in documenting war crimes, crimes against humanity, and cases of forced disappearances and impunity.

Managing Team

Legal Team

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Ibrahim Olabi

Chief Legal Counsel

Ibrahim Olabi is a barrister with specialized international law knowledge and experience, with a focus on the Middle East. He works both on international legal cases and lobbying, as well as advocating on policy matters linked to the region.

He served as an adviser to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations International Bar Association.

Kareem Asfari

Legal Analyst

Kareem Asfari holds an LLM in international law from SOAS, an MPhil in English Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a Graduate Diploma in Law from City, University of London.

He has worked as a researcher at the Syrian Legal Development Programme and Guernica 37, focusing on sanctions, impunity, and accountability for rights abuses.

Tsvetelina Van Benthem

Senior Legal Advisor

Tsvetelina is a DPhil candidate in public international law at Merton College. Tsvetelina is a research assistant at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict and a co-convenor of the Public International Law Discussion Group. She holds law degrees from Sofia University 'St Kliment Ohridski' (LL.M) and the University of Oxford (MJur, Dist; MPhil).

Jack Sproson

Senior Legal Advisor

Jack Sproson, a member of the Bar of England and Wales and G37 Chambers, specializes in Public/Private International Law, Human Rights Law, Humanitarian Law, and International Criminal Law.

With extensive experience representing clients before various international courts and tribunals, he also engages in humanitarian advocacy and capacity building.

Researchers

Researchers

The Reckoning Project has enlisted a team of experienced Ukrainian researchers and journalists. They've received training in legal literacy and fact-gathering processes that adhere to international legal standards. These researchers have also received sensitivity and trauma training to protect both themselves and the individuals from whom they will be collecting the testimonies. Testimonies collected are done so in accordance with the Berkeley Protocol, as well as the Do No Harm Principles.

Due to security concerns, the names of some researchers working in occupied areas have been removed.

Alina Dykhman

Alina Dykhman

Researcher

Criminal reporter, investigative journalist.

Anna Tsyhyma

Anna Tsyhyma

Researcher

Director, writer, cinematographer, and photographer. Chief director of the Public Interest Journalism Lab, the former chief director of Hromadske TV, and the former director of ICTV. Has reported on the war in Ukraine since 2014.

Inna Kubai

Inna Kubai

Researcher

Journalist and author specializing in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and IDPs problems.

Lesia Pyniak

Lesia Pyniak

Researcher

Author and editor

Natalia Kurdiukova

Natalia Kurdiukova

Researcher

Journalist, media manager, documentary filmmaker, and media trainer. Co-founder of the Nakipelo media group and the Kharkiv Media Hub.

Oleh Baturin

Oleh Baturin

Researcher

Investigative reporter and human rights activist currently working in exile. Specializing in investigative journalism in the field of human rights violations on temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

Olena Nizhelska

Olena Nizhelska

Researcher

Journalist and co-founder of Severodonetsk Crisis Media Centre.

Vira Kuryko

Vira Kuryko

Researcher

Freelance reporter and writer, and author of three books.

Andrii Mikhieiev

Andrii Mikhieiev

Researcher

Freelance videographer and writer.

Antonina Andriychuk

Antonina Andriychuk

Researcher

Author and journalist, focused on human rights activism

Iryna Lopatina

Iryna Lopatina

Researcher

Reporter and editor focusing on human rights.

Mykola Dubets

Mykola Dubets

Researcher

A lawyer, who serves as Deputy head of the Bar Council of Chernivtsi region.

Nataliia Sirobab

Nataliia Sirobab

Researcher

Lviv-based Ukrainian journalist focused on the issues of gender equality and women’s rights in Ukraine.

Oleksii Svid

Oleksii Svid

Researcher

Oleksii Svid is a Kharkiv-based journalist with 10 years of experience

Svitlana Oslavska

Svitlana Oslavska

Researcher

Reporter, writer, and multimedia creator.

Yevhen Kozii

Yevhen Kozii

Researcher

Human rights activist and lawyer.

Angelina Kariakina

Angelina Kariakina

Researcher

Investigative journalist, media manager, editor, news anchor, co-founder of the Public Interest Journalism Lab, and general producer of news at Suspilne.

Dmytro Fionik

Dmytro Fionik

Researcher

Investigative journalist

Ivan Antypenko

Ivan Antypenko

Researcher

Ivan Antypenko is a journalist from Kherson

Nadia Shvadchak

Nadia Shvadchak

Researcher

Freelance journalist focused on on topics related to war, education, inclusion and psychological assistance to children.

Natalya Bimbirayte

Natalya Bimbirayte

Researcher

Human rights activist, journalist, and documentary producer.

Oleksiy Radynski

Oleksiy Radynski

Researcher

Documentary filmmaker and writer.

Viktoriia Novikova

Viktoriia Novikova

Researcher

Investigative journalist focused on war crimes in Kherson

Project Assistants

Project Assistant Interns

Co-Founders Emeritus

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Janine di Giovanni

Co-Founder Emeritus

Human rights reporter and investigator in conflict zones, author of nine books, documentary filmmaker, Human Rights Fellow at Yale Law School, and associate of the United Nations.

Nataliya Gumenyuk

Co-Founder Emeritus

Journalist, author, commentator, and documentary filmmaker specializing in foreign affairs and conflict reporting. CEO of the Public Interest Journalism Lab.

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Peter Pomerantsev

Co-Founder Emeritus

Author and former TV producer specializing in the relationship between propaganda, culture, and society. Aims to repress disinformation and polarization in the digital era as a director of the Arena Initiative.

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