Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine Events - Instytut Pileckiego
The Lemkin Center is constantly expanding the range of measures used to disseminate accounts, including by becoming a basis for artistic activities. A performative reading titled “War and Memory” was organized using selected surveys. For the film “Teneta” and the installation “Shards of Unjudged Crimes,” in addition to the collected accounts, amateur photographs and videos recorded by witnesses were also used. The documentary “HerSons,” which tells the story of illegal arrests, torture, and deportations of civilians to Russia, features video interviews with the mothers, wives, and sisters of unlawfully detained men. In turn, the theatrical play “The Liberated” juxtaposes accounts of Ukrainian victims with testimonies of soldiers from Anders’ Army and the civilian victims of Soviet totalitarianism. Stories reflecting the horror of the current war – torture, bombing, “accidental” death as a result of shelling – intertwined with stories about deportations, labor camps, and NKVD prisons, reveal the analogy between the Polish and Ukrainian experiences.
If we consider the collected testimonies to be the voice of Ukraine, then all the activities of the Lemkin Center serve to ensure that this voice is heard, preserved, disseminated, understood, and above all, not silenced.
- “We do not attack civilians…” The Green Corridor in Lypivka as a trap set by the Russian occupying forces
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“We do not attack civilians…” The Green Corridor in Lypivka as a trap set by the Russian occupying forces
A report documenting witness accounts of the Russian attack on a civilian evacuation column from the village of Lypivka in the Kyiv region of Ukraine on 12 March 2022.
- “Like it or don’t, it’s your duty, my beauty” REPORT Unpunished Crimes: Sexual Violence of the Russian Occupying Forces Against Ukrainian Women
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“Like it or don’t, it’s your duty, my beauty” REPORT Unpunished Crimes: Sexual Violence of the Russian Occupying Forces Against Ukrainian Women
Russia is systematically committing sexual violence in the temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine.
- "HerSons" | film
"HerSons" | film
“HerSons” is a film made by Hanna Berehova based on testimonies gathered by the Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine.
- Opening of a multimedia exhibition SHARDS OF UNJUDGED CRIMES – Ukrainian eyewitness testimonies of Russian crimes – the Pilecki Institute
Opening of a multimedia exhibition SHARDS OF UNJUDGED CRIMES – Ukrainian eyewitness testimonies of Russian crimes – the Pilecki Institute
The Pilecki Institute has the pleasure to extend an invitation to a multimedia exhibition “SHARDS OF UNJUDGED CRIMES. Ukrainian eyewitness testimonies of Russian crimes”, which can be viewed at the exhibition space of the University of Warsaw Library. The exhibition runs to 31 May 2023.
- Conference Russia’s War of Aggression Against Ukraine. Challenges of Documenting and Prosecuting War Crimes
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Conference Russia’s War of Aggression Against Ukraine. Challenges of Documenting and Prosecuting War Crimes
The first day of the international conference 'Russia's War of Aggression Against Ukraine. Challenges of Documenting and Prosecuting War Crimes'.
- THE LIBERATED | a theatrical play
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THE LIBERATED | a theatrical play
“The Liberated” is a new theater performance developed by the Pilecki Institute to commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the military aggression of the USSR against Poland.
- WAR AND MEMORY | performative reading of war testimonies from Ukraine
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WAR AND MEMORY | performative reading of war testimonies from Ukraine
On Tuesday 23 August 2022 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, we held the second performative reading of testimonies of Ukrainian witnesses gathered by the Lemkin Center.
- Teneta
Teneta
A documentary based on accounts from witnesses to Russian crimes in Ukraine collected by the Lemkin Center.
- The Genocidal Crimes of Imperialist Regimes. From the Second World War to Ukraine | 8–9 December 2022, Warsaw
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The Genocidal Crimes of Imperialist Regimes. From the Second World War to Ukraine | 8–9 December 2022, Warsaw
International academic conference | The Genocidal Crimes of Imperialist Regimes. From the Second World War to Ukraine | Project summary | 8–9 December 2022, Warsaw
- Russkij mir, Lebensraum, Denazification of Ukraine and Other Excuses: Totalitarian Propaganda in the Contemporary Context
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Russkij mir, Lebensraum, Denazification of Ukraine and Other Excuses: Totalitarian Propaganda in the Contemporary Context
Listen to a brilliant discussion on the totalitarian propaganda in the contemporary context.
- Raphael Lemkin, Genocide & the Soviet Russia. The Ukrainian Case
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Raphael Lemkin, Genocide & the Soviet Russia. The Ukrainian Case
Don’t miss the unique chance to listen online to a fascinating discussion on current and past events for our Graduate Academy! We will be discussing the atrocities committed by the Soviets during the interwar period as well as during the Second World War.
- Lemkin Center | University of Warsaw declares cooperation with the Pilecki Institute
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Lemkin Center | University of Warsaw declares cooperation with the Pilecki Institute
In connection with the establishment of the Lemkin Center, the Pilecki Institute and the University of Warsaw have signed a framework agreement for cooperation.
- You can help by gathering testimonies from Ukrainian refugees!
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You can help by gathering testimonies from Ukrainian refugees!
We are appealing to volunteers for support in collecting the accounts of the Ukrainian people.
- Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine
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Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine
In response to the Russian attack on Ukraine and reports of Russian military actions against civilians, the Pilecki Institute has established the Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine.
- The war in Ukraine – the Pilecki Institute’s debate
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The war in Ukraine – the Pilecki Institute’s debate
Russia’s invasion brings war to Europe on a scale unknown to us since WWII. We invite you to listen to the expert discussion on the situation in Ukraine.