The Norwegian Helsinki Committee presented the 2023 Sakharov Freedom Award to the Ukrainian human rights organisation, members of the CivilMPlus platform, Truth Hounds, for their work to document war crimes and potential crimes against humanity.

As noted by the Committee, Truth Hounds document international crimes systematically, collecting witness testimonies and other evidence to contribute to investigations by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ukrainian authorities, and investigators in other states. In their work, the organisation combines open-source intelligence (OSINT) with professional on-site field work.

CivilMPlus thanks the Truth Hounds for their important work and congratulates on the well-deserved award!

By the way, Truth Hounds recently prepared a reference book “War Crimes: An Investigative Methodology for NGOs”, designed to help, first of all, non-governmental organisations documenting war crimes.

The book is available in Ukrainian and English.