Saturday, April 30th, 2022
Special Edition: American in Ukraine + What is a War Crime?
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As Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine, some Americans and others around the world are leaving their more comfortable lives behind to go help. Today we’re hearing from a U.S. veteran-turned-volunteer in Ukraine. David Ribardo launched a group called Volunteers for Ukraine to organize relief efforts and collect donations, and now he’s there himself on the ground to help deliver supplies.
And later, what is a war crime? The United Nations is working to gather evidence of war crimes committed in Ukraine. If Russian soldiers or even President Vladimir Putin himself were to be indicted, what would happen next? We’re getting answers from an expert on international law, Rosa Celorio. She is the associate dean for International and Comparative Legal Studies at GW Law.
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Guest: David Ribardo
David Ribardo owns a real estate sales and property management company in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He served as an Infantry Officer in the United States Army from 2009 to 2017, with a combat deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
As he watched the drawdown there, he saw volunteer groups having great success helping with the evacuation efforts. Motivated by their example and out of a sense of service to others, he founded Volunteers for Ukraine.
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Guest: Rosa Celorio
Rosa Celorio is the Burnett Family Associate Dean and Professorial Lecturer for International and Comparative Legal Studies. She directs the International and Comparative Law program at GW Law.
She worked for more than a decade as Senior Attorney for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), where she held several leadership positions, including the supervision of all the legal work performed by the specialized Rapporteurships on women, LGBTI persons, indigenous peoples, racial discrimination, and children.
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