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eyeWitness Internship

This role offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in digital evidence documentation and the application of technology in legal proceedings.

Ground-breaking eyeWitness to Atrocities journey detailed in just-released article

In a striking LexisNexis & Professional pictorial feature the eyeWitness to Atrocities app’s journey towards contributions of 22 dossiers to international justice, including investigations by the International Criminal Court, the United Nations, European war crimes units, domestic courts and police forces is detailed by Corinna Bold.

Technology meets justice: marking ten years of the eyeWitness to Atrocities app

The eyeWitness app was born out of a powerful idea: that technology could help bring justice to victims of the world’s worst crimes. So, eyeWitness partnered with LexisNexis to create a tech-driven solution – an app designed to help human rights defenders, journalists and civilians document and report atrocity crimes in conflict zones and high-risk areas in a way that ensures the evidence can be used in legal proceedings at the highest level.

Russia-Ukraine war: eyeWitness to Atrocities app captures potential evidence for trials

As Russia’s war against Ukraine rages and allegations of war crimes grow, gathering evidence that can later be used in a court of law to bring any transgressors to justice becomes ever more necessary. To this end, the eyeWitness to Atrocities app is being used in Ukraine to capture potential evidence of crimes committed in a verifiable format to be submitted in future cases.

IBA-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities welcomes Professor Leila Nadya Sadat to Board of Trustees

The International Bar Association-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness), dedicated to documenting and promoting accountability for atrocity crimes, has announced the appointment of Professor Leila Nadya Sadat to its Board of Trustees (Board).

Innovative eyeWitness to Atrocities app is focus of IBA and JustTalk Ukraine technology event

The International Bar Association (IBA) and JustTalk Ukraine hosted an event in Kyiv to explore the use and efficacy of new technologies in military conflict. Titled ‘Technology in the fight against war crimes: challenges and paths to justice’ the event brought together experts, practitioners and international partners...

eyeWitness to Atrocities appoints two renowned international law experts as Counsellors to the Board

eyeWitness to Atrocities has appointed distinguished international law experts, David J Scheffer and David Tolbert, as Counsellors to its Board of Trustees.

IBA-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities marks ten years of capturing evidence of human rights crimes

As eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness) marks its tenth anniversary, the International Bar Association (IBA) applauds the work of the pioneering initiative it founded in 2015. The launch of the eyeWitness to Atrocities app for Android phones has harnessed the power of technology in the global fight for justice.

Ukrainian court cases rely on footage captured with the IBA-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities app

Footage captured in war-torn Ukraine using the International Bar Association (IBA)-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness) controlled-capture phone app has been used to fortify four cases before the country’s courts. The tamper-proof photo, video and audio footage captured using the eyeWitness app…

eyeWitness app authenticating potential evidence of war crimes is shortlisted for UK ‘tech for good’ award

The International Bar Association (IBA)-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness) app and organisation have been shortlisted in the ‘tech for good’ category of the 2024 UK tech awards, amid an ever more difficult landscape of international conflicts. These awards celebrate outstanding achievement in this rapidly...

Former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, joins eyeWitness to Atrocities’ Board of Trustees

eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness), founded by the International Bar Association (IBA), has announced that Fatou Bensouda, the immediate past Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has joined its Board of Trustees. Ms Bensouda is recognised for her exceptional contributions to international justice.

eyeWitness to Atrocities app reaches 10,000 milestone of verifiable photos and videos relating to war in Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to hundreds of human rights defenders in the embattled country downloading the eyeWitness to Atrocities camera app and submitting 10,000 verifiable videos, photographs and audio files of alleged war crimes. These pieces of potential evidence represent the largest haul for the app in a single conflict zone to date. The 10,000 milestone demonstrates Ukrainian human rights defenders’ desire to ensure that declared violations are captured and processed in a way that is acceptable for investigators and courts of law.

eyeWitness to Atrocities app surpasses collection of 20,000 verifiable items of potential human rights violations in Ukraine, and group submits evidence to UN COI

In Ukraine, users of the eyeWitness to Atrocities camera app have safely deposited, in the eyeWitness secure vault, 20,000 verifiable videos, photographs and audio files of alleged war crimes since the start of Russia’s invasion.

eyeWitness to Atrocities and partners highlight new evidence of reported coercive policies and practices in relation to health care in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine

A new case study jointly published this week by eyeWitness to Atrocities, founded by the International Bar Association (IBA), and partners highlights reports of less visible attacks inflicted on civilian populations and health care professionals in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.

Human rights news analysis - December/January 2019

IBA Global Insight December/January 2019 - NDAs under fire as ‘weaponising’ mechanism to silence victims of sex crimes Thomas Buergenthal receives 2018 Stockholm Human Rights Award Baroness Helena Kennedy to join IBAHRI as new Director Look after the rule of law – short films eyeWitness to Atrocities app footage leads to guilty verdict in DR Congo trial Nigerian lawyer accepts human rights award for pioneering public information initiative

Ukraine: Young legal minds engage with global justice leaders at IBA co-sponsored Criminal Justice Summer School

This summer, a group of promising young legal minds were brought together in Kyiv, Ukraine for an intensive and inspiring programme at the 2025 Criminal Justice Summer School (the Summer School) – a five-day syllabus designed to cultivate the next generation of justice professionals.

Join the IBA co-sponsored Free Criminal Justice Summer School in Kyiv

The International Bar Association (IBA) – the global voice of the legal profession – is co sponsoring the Criminal Justice Summer School for legal students in Ukraine with Just Group – a Ukrainian non government organisation focused on human rights. The Summer School will be FREE to participants.

Human rights news analysis - August/September 2020

IBA Global Insight August/September 2020: UN report: Soleimani drone killing a ‘watershed’ for rule of law; IBA and IBAHRI condemn US police brutality in wake of George Floyd killing; IBAHRI issues statements on latest restrictions in China, celebrates 30th anniversary of the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and reaffirms its commitment to LGBTQI+ equality; In memoriam: John Lewis; eyeWitness to Atrocities marks fifth anniversary; and Covid-19 pandemic enables violations of sexual rights

About IBA Legal Internship Programme

Interns will assist the IBA in developing academic papers and research on key legal topics of both local and international relevance. They will be able to draft policy papers on substantive legal issues as well as assisting in preparing background research for grant proposals.

Human rights news from the IBA - August/September 2017

IBA Global Insight August/September 2017. North Korea: nuclear threat and human rights challenges, armed drone strikes, IBA-UN partnership against torture, Yemen, handbook for lawyers on business and human rights, Istanbul Protocol and torture prevention in Mexico, eyeWitness to Atrocities at 2 years old

Human rights news from the IBA - Dec 2016/Jan 2017

IBA Global Insight Dec 2016/Jan 2017. Human rights news from the IBA - Trump election thrusts human rights issues into the spotlight; New report finds UN human rights mechanism the most progressive international arena for furthering LGBTI rights; eyeWitness wins security award and is listed as a top tech solution for Africa; Refugee crisis accounts for huge spike in pro bono legal activity; Mary Robinson receives 2016 Stockholm Human Rights Award; Update on two previous IBAHRI Human Rights Award recipients

Ukraine: IBA and Ukrainian Bar Association join forces on war crime trials monitoring

The IBA and the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) have joined forces to monitor war crime trials in courts in Kyiv and Kharkiv Oblasts from July until the end of September 2023.

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General welcomes IBA help during meeting with IBA Executive Director on expanding support

The International Bar Association’s (IBA) Executive Director, Dr Mark Ellis, met with the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, during a recent trip to Ukraine...

Side event to the UNHRC 39th Session – Civil Society Organisations and Criminal Accountability for Atrocity Crimes

On 11 September 2018, the International Bar Association’s Human rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the IBA War Crimes Committee (IBA WCC) held a side event to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council 39th session in Geneva, titled Civil Society Organisations and Criminal Accountability for Atrocity Crimes.

Human rights news from the IBA - April/May 2017

IBA Global Insight April/May 2017. Trump’s new travel ban further tests image and rule of law; South African High Court rules against ICC withdrawal; American presidency: Trump draft budget proposes huge funding cut for civil legal aid

Human rights news from the IBA - February/March 2017

IBA Global Insight February/March 2017. Trump presidency: many ‘fear rights won over years are in jeopardy’; Legal advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar government shot dead in Yangon; Brazil prison riots spark call on legal profession

Ukraine: IBA supports legal profession’s push for accountability

Despite the ongoing hostilities, time has not stood still for Ukraine’s legal profession. As a recent trip to Kyiv by the IBA Executive Director revealed, the country’s legal community continues to advocate for citizens’ rights as troops fight Russian aggression on the frontline.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: War crimes in Bucha mark ‘turning point’

In early April, reports emerged that at least 300 civilians had been killed in Bucha. Despite vehement denials by the Russian authorities, satellite images outlining mass graves in the small Kyiv suburb gave the strongest indication yet that Russian troops had committed war crimes on Ukrainian soil.

The IBA and Ukraine: a year of collaboration

As an organisation at the forefront of promoting and protecting the rule of law and international justice, the IBA has had a duty to support Ukraine and its legal profession, institutions, infrastructure and population as a whole since the start of the Russia–Ukraine war in February 2022.

The IBA interview: Andriy Kostin, Prosecutor General of Ukraine