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Olena Prokopyshyna
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WORK EXPERIENCE
[ 01/01/2018 – 01/01/2020 ] Junior legal counsel

On the position of a legal counsellor for stateless persons, implemented under the
partnership agreement with the UNHCR. My main duties include providing
interviews for persons of concern (hereinafter— PoC). This interview provides for
identification of specific needs and further assistance; participation in joint visits
with migration officers and police officers to prisons and lunatic asylums. Providing
humanitarian assistance to Roma people. Last but not least I was participating in the
preparation of the Index of statelessness in Europe, monthly and annual reports for
UNHCR about partner’s activity and amendments for the adoption law about
stateless persons.

[ 05/09/2019 – 05/03/2020 ] Legal intern
Global Rights Compliance
Country: Ukraine
During the internship I assisted in research, conference preparation, working on
manuals under the supervision of senior colleagues. My primary tasks were focused
on the issues of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and
international criminal law which could be applied for solving the issue.
Prepared drafts of the legal documents;
Prepared training sessions for the law enforcement agents and prosecutors

[ 01/11/2020 – 01/09/2023 ] Analyst-investigator (OSINT)
Truth Hounds
Country: Ukraine
-Writing reports for international and national civil society organisations
-Conducting investigations from the open source information, and using OSINT
-Preparation of analytical materials for law enforcement agents and prosecutors
-Identification of particular armament applied on a battlefield
-Identification of alleged perpetrators
-Writing of preliminary legal qualification
-working on universal jurisdiction cases

[ 11/04/2022 – 15/09/2022 ] Research asistant
Global initiative against transnational organized crime
Researching criminal markets in Ukraine, Russia, and Azerbaijan working on Crime
Index 2022

[ 01/10/2023 – 31/05/2024 ] OSINT specialist
 Regional centre for human rights
• Working on OSINT in cultural property cases in occupied Crimea
• Identification of alleged perpetrators and victims

[ 15/04/2024 – Current ] OSINT-specialist (consultant)
IDLO

[ 03/06/2024 ] Project officer
Geneva Call
Project Coordination: Manage the organization and execution of key activities,
particularly
Geneva Call’s trainings, to ensure seamless operations from start to finish.
Implement strategies
and actions that enhance the spread of information about Geneva Call’s activities,
increasing
audience reach and awareness.
Partnership Engagement: Identify, cultivate, and sustain relationships with various
partners,
including the Ukrainian military, local volunteer groups, veterans’ associations, and
other
relevant entities. Address challenges collaboratively and plan future initiatives.
Develop
strategies to grow and strengthen our network of valuable contacts and enhance
existing
relationships.
Training Assistance: Support the delivery of LoAC/IHL training, contributing to the
creation of
effective and impactful sessions. Collaborate with IHL trainers to enhance the
quality and effectiveness of training sessions.
Knowledge Sharing: Keep abreast of local conflict, humanitarian, and legal
developments, and
ensure this critical information is shared within the team.
Planning and Reporting: Aid in developing detailed project plans and budgets, and
monitor
progress to ensure alignment with organizational goals. Contribute to updating and
optimizing
project plans based on current tasks and the organization’s overarching objectives.
Document Management: Assist in organizing and maintaining project
documentation, ensuring
accuracy and accessibility.
External Communications: Represent Geneva Call at various events and meetings.
Support the
Communications and Community Outreach team in creating materials that
showcase the impact
of our work. Maintain professional conduct to uphold the organization’s reputation.
Security Support: Monitor local security conditions, providing insights for safe
decision-making.
 Work closely with the security officer to ensure team safety, including developing
evacuation
protocols and communicating security updates. Be prepared to make quick,
effective decisions
in extreme situations to protect the team’s safety.
EDUCATION AND TRAIN‐
ING
[ 01/09/2012 – 08/07/2016 ] Bachelor
National university Odesa law academy
City: Odesa | Country: Ukraine |

[ 01/09/2016 – 26/04/2018 ] Master's degree
National university Odesa law academy
City: Odesa | Country: Ukraine |

LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Geneva Academy
City: Geneva |

Open source human rights monitoring training for human rights
[ 17/08/2020 – 21/08/2020 ] defenders in Ukraine
ODIHR

Scholarship OSCE - UNODA for peace and security
UNODA-OSCE
City: Vienna | Country: Austria |
PUBLICATIONS
Beneath the Rubble Documenting Devastation and Loss in Mariupol A HUMAN
[ 2024 ] RIGHTS WATCH and SITU RESEARCH and TRUTH HOUNDS Investigation

[ 2023 ] The attack on Swiss journalist Guillaume Briquet in Ukraine

In August 2022, Truth Hounds, together with Civitas Maxima, sent a submission to
the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland regarding the attack on Mr.
Guillaume Briquet, a Swiss journalist who was attacked by Russian forces in March
2022 near Vodiano-Loryne, Mykolaiv Oblast.

[ 2022 ] Your own worst enemy

From the very beginning, the Russian Federation’s fresh wave of armed aggression
against Ukraine has been accompanied by various violations of international
humanitarian law (IHL), repeatedly reported by Truth Hounds and other
organisations, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

The latter, in a note published even before 24 February, noted: “The history
of [Russian] military interventions, whether in Ukraine or Syria, or a military campaign on
its own territory in Chechnya, is marked by blatant disrespect of the IHL. The Russian
military has repeatedly violated the laws and customs of war without protecting civilians,
having directly attacked them. Russian forces have carried out indiscriminate attacks,
using illicit weapons, and sometimes deliberately attacking civilians, which constitutes a
war crime”.
 Regrettably, Russia’s recent military conduct has proven true to form. Truth Hounds
collected evidences indicating the possible commission of almost all war crimes
listed in the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the Russian military.

Myths and Reality: Russia’s Attack on a Maternity Hospital in Mariupol as a
[ 2022 ] War Crime

Austrian military analyst Tom Cooper who has been studying Russian style of
warfare for many years posted on his facebook page on March 15:

“In Syria, the VKS (Russian air forces) hit over 100 medical facilities, most of these 3-4
times, for a total of 492 registered air strikes on medical facilities. In Ukraine so far,
it hit 18 medical facilities. Because that’s the Russian way of fighting wars. It’s a part
of strategy aiming to spread terror, break morale, and prompt civilians to flee”

After analyzing all the circumstances of the attack on the Mariupol maternity
hospital and the behavior of the Russian Federation after the attack, it is difficult for
Truth Hounds experts to disagree with the words of Tom Cooper.

Truth Hounds released an investigation of the brutal airstrike by the Russian army
on a maternity hospital in Mariupol and a horrible dirty lie by Russian diplomacy
about the attack.

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Enforced disappearances and the creation of “republics” on the territory
[ 2022 ] occupied by the Russian armed forces

Since the beginning of the new wave of armed aggression by the Russian Federation
on 24 February 2022 and the invasion of the territory of mainland Ukraine,
information about enforced disappearances of journalists, politicians and activists in
Russian-controlled territories has begun to come to light. Judging by the focus on
people in these groups enforced disappearances appear to be being used to
suppress resistance in the occupied territories and create pseudo-republics, under
Russian control – like the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and the
Luhansk People's Republic (LNR). Even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the
United States released intelligence warning that the Russian Federation was
planning targeted attacks on politicians, activists and Russian dissidents after the
invasion of Ukraine “which in previous Russian operations involved targeted killings,
abductions, torture, are likely to be aimed at those who oppose Russia’s actions

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mother tongue(s): Ukranian
Other language(s):
English
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Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user