About this episode
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, Chairwoman of Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties, joins Eric on The Change Agent Podcast to examine international justice, accountability, and civilian protection amid Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.Ukraine is now a full State Party to the ICC. Arrest warrants have been issued for Vladimir Putin and senior Russian officials. Yet enforcement depends on state cooperation — and the crimes against Ukrainian civilians continue. What does international justice actually achieve in wartime? Do arrest warrants matter without enforcement power?Matviichuk discusses the ICC's jurisdictional limits, the push for a Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression, systemic civilian detention under Russian occupation, frozen asset reparations, and the psychological toll of documenting atrocities at scale. She also addresses justice as a parallel track to peace — and what accountability means when impunity has global consequences.This is a conversation about truth, power, and the difficult path toward justice.-------------- ?Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties??Oleksandra Matviichuk LinkedIn? Visit Our Website?Apple Podcasts??Spotify? ----------------- CREDITS ----------------- Music: The Surge by Cody Martin - Soundstripe ContentID: SVONXLZ13HJQWTT4 --------------- Production Lead: Tonya Bulgakova (Ukraine) ---------------- Graphics and Video Introduction: Voice: ElevenLabs (Intro Voice); Graphics and Video created by Andrii Horkavyi (Ukraine) Find ?Andrii's Work Here? Video Clips: ?Video? by Dmytro Glazunov and
