Elena Zhemkova: "People in Russia who couldn’t stop this war bear this responsibility"

“People in #Russia who couldn’t stop this war bear this responsibility. This is a huge tragedy for #Ukraine, but this is also a huge tragedy for Russia,” said Elena Zhemkova, Executive Director of Memorial.

Elena Zhemkova, Co-Founder and Executive Director of 2004 #RightLivelihood Laurate organisation Memorial, visited our Geneva office in November after delivering the 2022 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address as part of the Geneva Peace Week.

We sat down with her to discuss the ongoing challenges faced by Memorial, the current #humanrights situation in Russia, and Memorial’s ability to collaborate with the Ukrainian human rights defenders despite the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

Learn more about the work of Memorial: https://rightlivelihood.org/the-change-makers/find-a-laureate/memorial/

00:00 Priorities
3:26 Challenges
8:26 Mistakes
9:37 Violence inside and outside the country
11:04 Operating in Russia
15:52 Next project
18:18 Ongoing human rights violations in Russia
20:48 UN Special Rapporteur on the Russian Federation
23:53 Collaboration with Ukrainian human rights defenders
26:14 Collective responsibility of the people of Russia
29:04 Hope
29:30 The future of Memorial

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